All Documents For
Proceeding R0201011
Date Filed: January 9, 2002

Number of Documents: 1528

Type: RULING Filing Date: October 1, 2008
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/CPUC
Description: Serving Notice of Intention to Close Proceeding. If any party believes there is reason to keep this proceeding open, this ruling provides the opportunity to identify any outstanding issues that remain to be resolved through this rulemaking. Comments, if any, shall be due no later than five business days from the effective date of this ruling.

Type: STATEMENT Filing Date: June 1, 2007
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Description: Joint; regarding Additional Departing Load and Split Wheeling Departing Load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 4, 2007
Filed By:
California Municipal Utilities Association
Description: SUMMARY: On May 1, 2007, Scott Blaising, counsel for California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Karen Shea, advisor to Cmmr. Simon in San Francisco. Blaising commented on the proposed decision (PD) relating to cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) exemption protocols for certain new Municipal Departing Load (MDL) customers. Blaising expressed concern that the PD could be construed as saying that CRS exemptions will automatically apply to certain MDL customers and noted that such a conclusion would be wrong. Blaising noted that CMUA proposed changes to the PD to resolve the ambiguity. Contact person: Scott Blaising, telephone: (916) 682-9702; email: blaising@braunlegal.com.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 30, 2007
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
San Diego Gas & Electric Co
So. California Edison
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding Allocation of 80 MW Exemption.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 27, 2007
Filed By:
California Municipal Utilities Association
Description: SUMMARY: On April 24, 2007, Scott Blaising, counsel for California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Pres. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Susie Berlin, counsel for Northern California Power Agency, Ann Trowbridge, counsel for Merced Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District, and Joy Warren, counsel for Modesto Irrigation District. Blaising provided CMUA's views on two proposed decisions of ALJ Pulsifer. The parties also commented on the proposed decisions. Contact person: Scott Blaising, telephone: (916) 682-9702; email: blaising@braunlegal.com.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 24, 2007
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding Petition for Modification of D.03-04-030.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 24, 2007
Filed By:
California Municipal Utilities Association
Description: Reply;

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2007
Filed By:
Hercules Municipal Utility
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer on Proposed Cost Responsibility Surcharge Exemption Protocols.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2007
Filed By:
California Municipal Utilities Association
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer on Proposed Cost Responsibility Surcharge Exemption Protocols.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2007
Filed By:
Southern California Edison Company
Description: Reply; on Opinion Granting Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030: Opinion on Cost Responsibility Surcharge Mechanisms for Customer Generation Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2007
Filed By:
Merced Irrigation District
Modesto Irrigation District
Description: Regarding Proposed Opinion Granting Petition of PG&E and SDG&E and SCE for Modificatioin of Decision 06-07-030.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 19, 2007
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding Petition filed by PG&E Company.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 19, 2007
Filed By:
California Municipal Utilities Association
Description: Opening; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer in response to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Petition to Modify D.06-07-030.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 19, 2007
Filed By:
California Clean DG Coalition
Description: regarding Opinion Granting Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030: Opinion on Cost Responsibility Surcharge Mechanisms for Customer Generation Departing Load.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: April 3, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/CPUC
Description: Opinion Granting Petition of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Edison Company for Modification of Decision 06-07-030. Opening Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than April 23, 2007. Reply Comments are due 5 days after Opening Comments are filed.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: March 30, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/CPUC
Description: Opinion Granting Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030: Opinion on Cost Responsibility Surcharge Mechanisms for Customer Generation Departing Load. Opening Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than April 19, 2007. Reply Comments are due 5 days after Opening Comments are filed.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: March 30, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/CPUC
Description: Regarding Petition for Modification of Decision 06-07-030 Filed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Opening Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than April 19, 2007. Reply Comments are due 5 days after Opening Comments are filed.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 2, 2007
Filed By:
California Municipal Utilities Association
Description: On February 27, 2007, Scott Blaising, counsel for California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Pres. Peevey in San Francisco. Blaising stated that CMUA is opposed to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) request in its petition to modify Decision 06-07-030 that the Commission disallow the use of netting to offset a "negative" indifference rate against a "positive" indifference rate. Blaising noted that PG&E's request is inconsistent with D.06-07-030, contrary to numerous other Commission's decisions, principally D.05-12-045, and should not be allowed. Blaising discussed the issue of negative and positive Indifference Rate. Contact person: Scott Blaising, telephone: (916) 682-9702; email: blaising@braunlegal.com

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 8, 2007
Filed By:
Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority
Description: On February 6, 2007, Scott Blaising, counsel for Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority (PWRPA), met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to President Peevey in San Francisco. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Blaising stated that PWRPA is opposed to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) rate proposal in its petition to modify Decision 06-07-030. Blaising stated that the issue presented by PG&E's petition is the same issue that PWRPA protested in response to PG&E's Advice Letter 2835-E. Blaising emphasized that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Power Charge should not be determined as proposed by PG&E, but should be determined based on the actual accrued costs. Blaising urged the Commission to reject PG&E's proposal and instead base the DWR Power Charge on actual accrued costs.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: January 3, 2007
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Southern California Edison Company
Description: to the Response of the California Municipal Utilities Association (to Petition to Modify Decision 06-07-030).

Type: REPLY Filing Date: December 28, 2006
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Description: to the Response of the California Municipal Utilities Association( to PG&E Petition to Modify Decision 06-07-030).

Type: REPLY Filing Date: December 27, 2006
Filed By:
California Clean DG Coalition
Description: to Responses to Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030: Opinion on Cost Responsibility Surcharge Mechanisms for Customer Generation Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 22, 2006
Filed By:
Southern California Edison Company
Description: Reply; on Petition to Modify Decision 03-04-030. (File date approved by ALJ Pulsifer)

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 20, 2006
Filed By:
California Municipal Utilities Association
Description: TO THE PETITION OF PG&E, SDG&E, AND EDISON TO MODIFY D06-07-030.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 18, 2006
Filed By:
California Municipal Utilities Association
Description: TO THE PETITION OF PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY TO MODIFY D06-07-030.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: December 14, 2006
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Description: to Comments of the City of Moreno Valley and the City and County of San Francisco on the Petition to Modify Decision 06-07-030.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 14, 2006
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Description: to (California Clean DG Coalition) Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 4, 2006
Filed By:
City and County of San Francisco
City of Moreno Valley
Description: in support of portions of the November 3, 2006 Working Group parties joint pettiion for modification of D06-07-030.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 4, 2006
Filed By:
Hercules Municipal Utility
Description: IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP PARTIES' JOINT PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF D06-07-030 REGARDING DIRECT ACCESS AND DEPARTINGLOAD COST RESPONSIBILITY SURCHARGE OBLIGATIONS.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 20, 2006
Filed By:
Merced Irrigation District
Modesto Irrigation District
Northern California Power Agency
Description: SUMMARY: On November 16, 2006, Susie Berlin, counsel for the Northern California Power Agency, had a telephonic conference with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Also participating were Andrew Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, Joy Warren, Senior Staff Attorney, for the Modesto Irrigation District, Jem Brown, Assistant General Manager, Energy Resources, Business and Resource Planning, Merced Irrigation District and Dan Carroll, counsel for Merced and Modesto Irrigation Districts. The parties discussed draft resolution E-3999 (draft resolution). Berlin emphasized that the publicly owned utilities (POUs) are looking for resolution of the billing and collection issue, but want to insure that what is finally adopted is both legal and practicable. Carroll commended the draft resolution's conclusion that Pacific Gas and Electric Company could not terminate natural gas service to POU customers that may fail to pay the cost responsibility surcharge. Carroll and Warren explained why the draft resolution fails to properly address a "New Party" or "Change of Party". Carroll also noted that the draft resolution should be clarified to address the fact that customer usage information is not the property of the POU. Contact person: C. Susie Berlin, telephone: 408-288-2080

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: November 20, 2006
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
San Diego Gas and Electric Company
Southern California Edison
Description: of Decision 06-07-030.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 20, 2006
Filed By:
Merced Irrigation District
Modesto Irrigation District
Northern California Power Agency
Description: SUMMARY: On November 16, 2006, Susie Berlin, counsel for the Northern California Power Agency, met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Joy Warren, Senior Staff Attorney, for the Modesto Irrigation District, and Dan Carroll, counsel for Merced Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District. The parties discussed draft resolution E-3999 (draft resolution). Berlin emphasized that the publicly owned utilities (POUs) are looking for resolution of the billing and collection issue, but want to insure that what is finally adopted is both legal and practicable. Carroll commended the draft resolution's conclusion that Pacific Gas and Electric Company could not terminate natural gas service to POU customers that may fail to pay the cost responsibility surcharge. Carroll and Warren explained why the draft resolution fails to properly address a "New Party" or "Change of Party". Carroll also noted that the draft resolution should be clarified to address the fact that customer usage information is not the property of the POU. Contact person: C. Susie Berlin, telephone: 408-288-2080

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 20, 2006
Filed By:
Merced Irrigation District
Modesto Irrigation District
Northern California Power Agency
Description: SUMMARY: On November 16, 2006, Susie Berlin, counsel for the Northern California Power Agency, met with Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Also present were Joy Warren, Senior Staff Attorney, for the Modesto Irrigation District, and Dan Carroll, counsel for Merced Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District. The parties discussed draft resolution E-3999 (draft resolution). Berlin emphasized that the publicly owned utilities (POUs) are looking for resolution of the billing and collection issue, but want to insure that what is finally adopted is both legal and practicable. Carroll commended the draft resolution's conclusion that Pacific Gas and Electric Company could not terminate natural gas service to POU customers that may fail to pay the cost responsibility surcharge. Carroll and Warren explained why the draft resolution fails to properly address a "New Party" or "Change of Party". Carroll also noted that the draft resolution should be clarified to address the fact that customer usage information is not the property of the POU. Contact person: C. Susie Berlin, telephone: 408-288-2080

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: November 16, 2006
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Description: of Decision 06-07-030.

Type: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Filing Date: November 15, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA CLEAN DG COALITION
Description: Amended; to Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030 filed Nov 14, 2006.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: November 14, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA CLEAN DG COALITION
Description: of Decision 03-04-030: Opinion on Cost Responsibility Surcharge Mechanism for Customer Generation Departing Load.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: November 3, 2006
Filed By:
Alliance for Retail Energy Network
California Large Energy Consumers Association
California Manufacturers & Technology Association
City of Corona
City of Rancho Cucamonga
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
San Diego Gas and Electric
South San Joaquin Irrigation District
Southern California Edison Company
The Utility Reform Network
Description: of Decision 06-07-030.

Type: REQUEST Filing Date: September 13, 2006
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: for award of compensation for substantial contribution to D06-07-030.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 5, 2006
Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Southern California Edison Company
Description: Joint; in Opposition to Application for Rehearing of Decision 06-07-030.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: August 21, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
CITY OF HERCULES
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Decision 06-07-030.

Type: RULING Filing Date: July 19, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/Pulsifer/PUC
Description: Grants the motions of City and County of San Francisco and the Port of Stockton for exemption eligibility, filed March 16, 2006.

Type: RULING Filing Date: July 19, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants motions to submit proposed modifications to the draft decision one day out of time.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 18, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 13, 2006, Sidney Dietz, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Steve Roscow of the Energy Division, and Mark Huffman, Counsel, for PG&E. Huffman suggested that the same treatment recommended in the Working Group report with respect to direct access customers be applied to departing load customers. PG&E representatives also stated its opinion that the draft decision should not be modified to allow negative indifference amounts occurring after the CRS under-collection is repaid to offset other components of the CRS, such as the Department of Water Resources bond charge.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 17, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding municipal departing load issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 17, 2006
Filed By:
Southern California Edison Company
Description: Reply; on Draft Opinion of ALJ Pulsifer regarding Direct Access and Departing Load Cost Responsibility Surcharge Obligations.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 17, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
CITY OF HERCULES
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: joint; reply; on the draft opinion regarding Direct Access and Departing Load CRS obligations.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 11, 2006
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: opening; on the "Opinion Regarding Direct Access and Departing Load Cost Responsibility Surcharge Obligations".

Type: MOTION Filing Date: July 11, 2006
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
DRA/TUDISCO/PUC
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of the Direct Access Agreement parties; to submit one day out of time proposed modifications to the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and ordering paragraphs of the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer; attached.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: July 11, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to submit one day out of time proposed modifications to the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and ordering paragraphs of the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer on municipal departing load; attached.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 11, 2006
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: opening; on the "Opinion Regarding Direct Access and Departing Load Cost Responsibility Surcharge Obligations".

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 10, 2006
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
DRA/TUDISCO/PUC
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of the Direct Access Agreement Parties; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 10, 2006
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE PULSIFER'S DRAFT OPINION REGARDING DIRECT ACCESS AND DEPARTING LOAD COST RESPONSIBILITY SURCHARGE OBLIGATIONS

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 10, 2006
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: regarding Draft Opinion Regarding Direct Access and Departing Load Cost Responsibility Surcharge Obligations.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 10, 2006
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 10, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 10, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: joint; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer on cost responsibility surcharge issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 10, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: June 20, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/CPUC
Description: OPINION REGARDING DIRECT ACCESS AND DEPARTING LOAD COAST RESPONSBILITY SURCHARGE OBLIGATIONS. Comments are due 07/10/06; Reply Comments due 5 days thereafter.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 12, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 6, 2006, Mark Huffman, counsel, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Lynn Carew, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, Rami Kahlon, advisor to Pres. Peevey, Theresa Cho, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Chris Danforth of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Roger Goldstein, Senior Analyst, Energy Revenue Requirements, for PG&E, Bill Booth for CLECA, Steve McClary for AReM, and Mike Florio for The Utility Reform Network. Huffman urged the Commission to adopt the joint recommendations of the working group with respect to direct access issues, and also urged the Commission to adopt the utility recommendations set forth in the Working Group Report with respect to departing load issues.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 9, 2006
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On June 6, 2006, William H. Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA), met with Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, at Max's Diner in San Francisco. Also present was Steve McClary, consultant to the Alliance for Retain Energy Markets (AReM). Booth and McClary discussed the joint recommendation of CLECA and AReM, and Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association. Booth stated that these parties had come to an agreement regarding several issues pertinent to the Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge (DA CRS). Booth noted the dissatisfaction of parties with regard to previous attempts to quantify the DA CRS. McClary stated that the agreement will result in PG&E's DA CRS undercollection balance reaching zero on July 1, 2006, and that this will necessitate a change in the development of the DA CRS charges to its customers; prospectively, it will assemble each of the DA CRS elements on a bottoms up basis and will not impose a cap on such charges. Booth noted that the proposal is also time sensitive for SCE and its customers. Booth and McClary urged that this matter be processed expeditiously and that the joint proposals on DA CRS issues be adopted.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 9, 2006
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
DRA/CPUC
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: On June 6, 2006, William H. Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association, met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Lynn Carew, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, Rami Kahlon, advisor to Pres. Peevey, Theresa Cho, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Chris Danforth of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Mark Huffman and Roger Goldstein for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Steve McClary for the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets, and Mike Florio for The Utility Reform Network. Parties discussed the joint recommendation of these parties, and Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA). Booth stated that parties had come to an agreement regarding several issues pertinent to the Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge (DA CRS) and that they had incorporated their agreement in a joint proposal. Booth noted the dissatisfaction of parties with regard to previous attempt to quantify the DA CRS components. Booth stated that the parties in the meeting, as well as SCE and CMTA, have proposed a modification in the method of determining the indifference fee element. Huffman noted that the agreement will result in PG&E¿s DA CRS undercollection balance reaching zero on July 1, 2006, and that it will necessitate a change in the development of the DA CRS charges to its customers; prospectively, it will assemble each of the DA CRS elements on a bottoms up basis and will not impose a cap on such charges. Huffman also discussed the interaction of the `statutory¿ approach to development of the CTC and the indifference fee, and noted that a delay in the Commission¿s decision on this matter would complicate the utility¿s implementation of such charges. Booth noted that the proposal is also time sensitive for SCE and its customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 15, 2006
Filed By:
POWER AND WATER RESOURCES POOLING AUTHORITY
Description: On May 9, 2006, Scott Blaising, counsel for the Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority (Pooling Authority) recorded a telephone voice message for Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown and emailed to Belinda Gatti a copy of the Pooling Authority's reply comments on the draft decision. Blaising stated that the Pooling Authority supports the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer and disagrees with various comments raised by PG&E.

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 11, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Regarding Confidential Data Provided purusant to Cmmission Staff Inquiry.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 8, 2006
Filed By:
POWER AND WATER RESOURCES POOLING AUTHORITY
Description: Reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 1, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer resolving petition for modification of D03-09-052.

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 21, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants Motions for Exemption Eligibilty filed on March 16, 2006.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: April 11, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion Resolving Petition for Modification of D03-09-052. Comments are due May 1, 2006; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: April 6, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to PG&E's Response to Motion Requesting Determination of Eligibility.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: April 3, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to Edison's Response (to City of Corona Motion).

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 3, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Motions of Hercules Municipal Utilities and CCSF requesting determination of eligibility.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: April 3, 2006
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: and Supplemental Affidavit.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 29, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On March 24, 2006, Sidney Dietz, Manager of Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Erik Kaltman, intern, Cmmr. Brown's office, and Mark Huffman, counsel, PG&E. Huffman suggested that the same treatment recommended in the Working Group report with respect to direct access (DA) customers be applied to departing load customers. PG&E also explained that, consistent with the recommendation in the Working Group Report with respect to DA customers, once the CTC is calculated on a `bottoms up' basis, then the sum of the ongoing CTC plus the Department of Water Resources power charge should not be allowed to be negative.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 24, 2006
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to the City of Corona's Motion requesting Determination of Eligibility.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: March 21, 2006
Filed By:
PORT OF STOCKTON
Description: to file Reply and Reply to Response of PG&E to Various Motions (included).

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 20, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to various motions of the Port of Stockton [filed March 17, 2006].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 17, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
CITY OF CORONA
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: joint; reply; on the final report of the working group to calculate CRS obigations associated with municipal departing load and direct access.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: March 17, 2006
Filed By:
PORT OF STOCKTON
Description: to strike, request for sanctions, for leave to file reply; reply to Response of PG&E to Motion of the Port of Stockton to Be Added to Eligibility List attached.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 17, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: joint; reply; on the final report of the working group to calculate CRS obigations associated with municipal departing load and direct access.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: March 16, 2006
Filed By:
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: Requesting Determination of Eligibility.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: March 16, 2006
Filed By:
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Description: to be added to eligibility list.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: March 15, 2006
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: requesting Determination of Eligibility.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 14, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Motion of the Port of Stockton to be added to eligibility list.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 13, 2006
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On Mach 9, 2006, Chris Mayer, Assistant General Manager, Planning and Marketing, Modesto Irrigation District, met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Susie Berlin, counsel for Northern California Power Agency and Turlock Irrigation District, and Jeanne Armstrong, counsel for South San Joaquin Irrigation District. A copy of the filed comments of the public owned utilities (POUs) was used. Armstrong discussed the total portfolio adjustment (TPA) and its application to municipal departing load (DL) exempt from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Power Charge, noting that the TPA was essentially the same as the PCIA recommended for customers not exempt from the DWR Power Charge. Mayer, Armstrong and Berlin also discussed the Working Group process noting that the DL parties were not asked to participate in that process, and further that it was the understanding of the DL parties that the settlement discussions between the direct access (DA) and investor-owned utility (IOU) parties would address only DA specific matters. Berlin addressed the IOU comments regarding the CRS credit for transferred DL customers that helped to finance the DA CRS undercollections as bundled customers. Berlin stated that the POU parties do not believe that administrative complexity should be a bar to crediting customers for components of the CRS.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 9, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Provides for reply comments regarding the final report of the working group to calculate the CRS obligations associated with municipal departing load and direct access. Reply comments are due by March 17, 2006.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 8, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
CITY OF CORONA
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on final report of the working group to calculate CRS obligations associated with municipal departing load and direct access.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 8, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On March 3, 2006, Ann Kim, counsel for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), sent a letter (attached to the notice) to Cmmr. Brown. In the letter, Kim expressed PG&E's position on what would constitute an `incidental' increase in usage by new allottees that might be exempted from the Department of Water Resources Power Charge.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 8, 2006
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: joint; on the final report of the working group to calculate the CRS obligations associated with Municipal Departing Load and Direct Access [pursuant to a February 23, 2006 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 8, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on the final report of the Working Group to calculate CRS obligations associated with Municipal Departing Load and Direct Access.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 8, 2006
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ELECTRIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
DRA/TUDISCO/PUC
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on Working Group report.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: March 6, 2006
Filed By:
PORT OF STOCKTON
Description: to be added to Eligibility List.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 27, 2006
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Draft Opinion establishing procedures for exemption eligibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 27, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer establishing procedures for exemption eligibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 27, 2006
Filed By:
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: reply; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer establishing procedures for exemption eligibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 27, 2006
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: reply;

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 24, 2006
Filed By:
POWER AND WATER RESOURCES POOLING AUTHORITY
Description: On February 21, 2006, Scott Blaising, counsel for the Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority (Pooling Authority) recorded a telephone message for David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown and emailed to David Gamson a written material (attached to the notice) that was referred to in the message. Blaising stated that the Pooling Authority had developed principles for discussion with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and had revised the principles hoping to reach agreement with PG&E. Blaising communicated his understanding that PG&E is unwilling to participate in informal mediation noting that the Pooling Authority is willing to do so. Blaising suggested a specific individual to act in the role of mediator.

Type: RULING Filing Date: February 23, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Incorporating Report and Letter Into the Record and Providing for Comments Thereon. Allows parties to file concurrent comments on issues addressed in the Report, to the extent set forth. Comments are due by March 8, 2006.

Type: RULING Filing Date: February 23, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Reactivates schedule for Advice Letter filings and protests for Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 21, 2006
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on the Draft Opinion establishing procedures of Exemption Eligibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 21, 2006
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: in support of the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer establishing procedure of exemption eligibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 21, 2006
Filed By:
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: in support of the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer establishing procedure of exemption eligibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 21, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer establishing procedure of exemption eligibility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 15, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On February 10, 2006, Sidney Dietz, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), had a telephone conversation with Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn. Ann Kim, Counsel, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, PG&E, also participated in the conversation. Kim and Keane stated that PG&E's application of the 25 percent rule to Davis is fair and reasonable. Keane explained that the 25 percent rule applies to other Departing-Load customers. Kim and Dietz expressed support of the Draft Decision.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 15, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On February 13, 2006, Sidney Dietz, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), had a telephone conversation with Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn. Ann Kim, Counsel, PG&E, also participated in the conversation. Dietz stated that PG&E¿s tariff that applies the 25 percent rule to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has flexibility, and can accommodate problems that UC Davis has. Kim noted that, given the usage by UC Davis, there may be substantial evidence that the shorter-term usage by UC Davis may be more indicative of UC Davis' load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 14, 2006
Filed By:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Description: On February 10, 2006, Edward G. Poole, Counsel for the University of California Regents on behalf of the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) met with Cmmr. Bohn in San Francisco. Also present were Robert Lane and Stephen St. Marie, Ph.D., advisors to Cmmr. Bohn, and Joseph Stagner, Director, Utilities Division, of UC Davis. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. The UC Davis Representatives urged the Commission's support of the revised draft decision (DD) issued on January 24, 2006, but urged the Commission to further change the DD to permit application of a 25 percent rule that provides for the lower of the thirty-six-month average.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 3, 2006
Filed By:
POWER AND WATER RESOURCES POOLING AUTHORITY
Description: On January 31, 2006, David Weisenberger, Chairman of the Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority (Pooling Authority) met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Kent Palmerton, general manager, Kiergan Pegg, participant of, and Scott Blaising, counsel for, the Pooling Authority. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Weisenberger noted that Pooling Authority serves various water agencies that have historically received preference power from the Western Area Power Administration. Blaising responded to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) claim that preference power issues are 'akin' to municipal departing load issues, explaining that the Pooling Authority preference power issues are distinct from municipal departing load issues. Palmerton mentioned that the Pooling Authority remains willing to work with PG&E in order to properly distinguish the Pooling Authority's preference power issues from other departing load issues.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: January 31, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion Establishing Procedures for Exemption Eligibility. Comments are due February 20, 2006; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 26, 2006
Filed By:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Description: On January 24, 2006, Edward G. Poole, Counsel for the University of California Regents on behalf of the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Irene Moosen, counsel for the University of California Regents on behalf of the UC Davis, and Maric Munn, Associate Director for Energy and Utilities Planning for the Office of the President, and Maurice Hollman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities - Operations and Maintenance, of the UC Davis. The UC Davis representatives argued that the tariff provisions sought to be implemented were not consistent with previous Commission decisions regarding the Cost Responsibility Surcharge or the record in the proceeding. The UC Davis representatives urged the Commission to review the draft decision and consider issuing an alternate decision to cure the deficiencies.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 23, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; in support of Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: RULING Filing Date: January 19, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority's motion to the extent that it seeks to place the Declaration of Stuart Robertson into the record. Sets a PHC on 2/2 in SF.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 17, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in support of Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 17, 2006
Filed By:
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Description: opening; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: January 6, 2006
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the Pooling Authority's motion to supplement the record and for procedural ruling.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: December 22, 2005
Filed By:
POWER AND WATER RESOUCES POOLING AUTHORITY
Description: to supplement the record and for the issuance of a procedural ruling relating to PG&E's amended petition to modify D03-09-052.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 13, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On December 8, 2005, Sidney Dietz, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Ann Kim, Counsel, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, PG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Kim reviewed the procedural history of the new allottee and explained why each of the three categories of new allottees should be held responsible for the Cost Responsibility Surcharge (CRS). Keane stated that PG&E management met with Pooling Authority to discuss the three categories of new allottees. Kim stated that PG&E urged the Commission to issue a proposed decision promptly granting PG&E's petition to modify D03-09-052.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: December 13, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion Resolving Petition for Clarification. Comments are due January 2, 2006; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: December 2, 2005
Filed By:
PORT OF STOCKTON
Description: for leave to file clarification and clarification (attached)

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 22, 2005
Filed By:
PORT OF STOCKTON
Description: reply.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: November 22, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Comments of ALJ's Ruling on Motion to Establish Procedure for Exemption Eligibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 22, 2005
Filed By:
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: reply; on procedures for the determination of eligibility for the CRS exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 22, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: reply.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 22, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on procedures for establishing exemption eligibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on procedures for establishing exemption eligibility.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 15, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Motion to establish procedures for exemption eligibility.

Type: PETITION Filing Date: November 15, 2005
Filed By:
PORT OF STOCKTON
Description: to intervene and comments (attached).

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on the 100-Customer criterion [in response to the November 7, 2005 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2005
Filed By:
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: on procedures for the determination of eligibility for the CRS exemption [in response to the November 7, 2005 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: regarding procedures for exemption eligibility [in response to the November 7, 2005 ruling].

Type: RULING Filing Date: November 7, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants the motion of Hercules Municipal Utility to establish procedures for exemption eligibility. Solicits comments on the issues set forth: opening comments should be filed by November 15, 2005; and reply comments - November 22, 2005.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: October 24, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: [to the response of PG&E to the motion of Hercules Municipal Utility.]

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 19, 2005
Filed By:
POWER AND WATER RESOURCES POOLING AUTHORITY
Description: On October 14, 2005, Kent Palmerton, general manager of the Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority (PWRP), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Scott Blaising, counsel for the PWRP. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Palmerton and Blaising provided an overview of the sale of preference power by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), paying attention to the transition that occurred in such deliveries following the termination of Contract 2948A between WAPA and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on December 31, 2004. Blaising noted that PG&E has declined to meet with senior management of the PWRP. Palmerton and Blaising provided a description of four categories of customers served by WAPA that may be affected by PG&E's petition to modify D03-09-052.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: October 14, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Motion of Hercules Municipal Utility.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: October 14, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: supporting the motion of City of Hercules Municipal Utilities requesting that the Commission develop procedures for the determination of eligibility for the CRS exemption.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: September 29, 2005
Filed By:
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: Requesting that the Commission Develop Procedures for the Determination of Eligibility for the CRS Exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: in Response to ALJ's Ruling temporarily suspending schedule for Advice Letter Protest.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the CMUA's requests for rulings regarding departing load tariffs [pursuant to the Sept. 27, 2005 ruling].

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: to the request of the CMUA [pursuant to the September 27, 2005 ruling].

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: to the CMUA requests to suspend the schedule for protests to Advice Letters 2433-E-C and 2483-E-A.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: in response to ALJ's ruling temporarily suspending schedule for Advice Letter protests.

Type: RULING Filing Date: September 27, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: parties may respond to the CMUA letter proposal by 9/28

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: September 21, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On September 19, 2005, Scott Blaising, attorney for the California Municipal Utilities Association, sent a letter (attached to the notice) to Cmmr. Brown, ALJ Pulsifer, and Sean Gallagher, Director of the Energy Division.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 21, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Motion of the Pooling Authority for Issuance of Procedural Ruling.

Type: RULING Filing Date: September 20, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Temporarily suspends schedule for Advice Letter Protests. Parties seeking to respond to the proposal in the CMUA letter shall do so by September 28, 2005.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: September 6, 2005
Filed By:
POWER AND WATER RESOURCES POOLING AUTHORITY
Description: for the issuance of a procedural ruling relating to PG&E's Amended Petition to Modify D03-09-052.

Type: RULING Filing Date: September 6, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Granting Petition to Intervene of City of Hercules.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: August 29, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the Pooling Authority's Response to Petition for Modification of D03-09-052.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 17, 2005
Filed By:
POWER AND WATER RESOURCES POOLING AUTHORITY
Description: to PG&E's Petition to Modify Decision 03-09-052.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 22, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 19, 2005, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), had a telephone communication with Amy Yip-Kikugawa, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn. Eisenman requested that the Commission supprt the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and explained that the alternate decision of Cmmr. Peevey would exempt unfairly significant amounts of new Municipal Departing Load from surcharges. Eisenman also explained that the AD would extend the Section 369 stand-along exemption to all components of the Cost Responsibility Surcharge, even though there is no record evidence supporting this.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 21, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On July 18, 2005, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), left a telephone voice-mail message to Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Blaising commented on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's suggestion that elements of its advice letter filing be included in a modified version of the alternate decision, noting the suggestion is procedurally inappropriate, since it does not give parties an opportunity to provide comments on a highly technical proposal. Blaising underscored CMUA's overall view that MDL and CGDL in stand-alone situations ought to be treated comparably.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 21, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On July 18, 2005, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), had a telephone conversation with Amy Yip-Kikugawa, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn. Blaising stated that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to inappropriately re-litigate the scope of the exemption accorded new municipal departing load (MDL) served by entities named in he PG&E Bypass Report. Blaising stated further that contrary of Southern California Edison's position, the stand-alone issue should be analyzed in reference to Public Utilities Code Section 369 and the investor-owned utilities' tariffs. Blaising also asserted that the alternate decision appropriately clarifies D04-11-014 with respect to the 80 MW new MDL exemption. Blaising underscored CMUA's overall view that MDL and CGDL in stand-alone situations ought to be treated comparably.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 19, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On July 18, 2005, Susie Berlin, counsel for the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) and Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock), had two separate telephone conversations with Amy Yip-Kikugawa, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, and Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Berlin stated NCPA and Turlock's support for the Alternate Decision of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; Draft Decision of Commissioner Peevey.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of D03-09-052.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply comments on alternate of Cmmr. Peevey resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 nd related decisions regarding MDL issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply comments on alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply comments on alternate resolving petition to modify D04-12-059, etc.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply comments on alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply comments on the July 7, 2005 alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: reply comments on the July 7, 2005 alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply comments on the July 7, 2005 alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 18, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on alternate Draft Opinion of Cmmr. Peevey resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 and related decisions regarding MDL issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 15, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on split-wheeling issues [pusuant to the June 23, 2005 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 15, 2005
Filed By:
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Description: concurrent; seeking clarification of the technical determination of departing load charges for WAPA Split wheeling customers [pursuant to the June 23, 2005 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 14, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Draft Decision Resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 and Related Decisions Regarding Municipal Departing Load Issues

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 14, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Opinion Resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 and Related Decisions Regarding Municipal Departing Load Issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 14, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 14, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey resolving petition to modify D04-12-059 and related decisions regarding MDL issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 14, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey resolving petition to modify D04-12-059 and related decisions regarding MDL issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 14, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 14, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 11, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 6, 2005, Jennifer Dowdell, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Amy Yip-Kikugawa, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Also present was Dennis Keane, Manager, and David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, PG&E. Rubin explained that PG&E supports the current Commission orders in I02-04-026, A04-07-032, with respect to the obligations of municipal departing load for the regulatory asset and energy recovery charges, and also supports the revised draft decision by ALJ Pulsifer in R02-01-011.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 7, 2005
Filed By:
CMMR/PEEVEY/PUC
Description: Opinion Resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 and Related Decisions Regarding Municipal Departing Load Issues. Comments are due July 14, 2005; and reply comments - July 18, 2005.

Type: COMPLIANCE FILING Filing Date: July 1, 2005
Filed By:
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Description: pursuant to the June 23, 2005 ALJ's ruling .

Type: RULING Filing Date: June 23, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Provides guidance concerning procedures for petition for clarification of the UC Davis. Directs parties that protested AL 2579-E to file and serve their protests in this proceeding, by July 1, 2005. They have to also serve their protests on the service list in I02-04-026. Parties to this proceeding are permitted to file concurrent comments regarding the issues raised in the protests and in the UC Petition for Modification, by July 15, 2005.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 21, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF HERCULES
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: LATE FILED. On June 10, 2005, Susan Berlin, counsel for the Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock), met with Amy Yip-Kikugawa, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Also present was Gregg Wheatland, counsel for the City of Hercules (City). Berlin explained that both Turlock and the City had sent letters to the Commission requesting that an error in D04-11-014 be corrected. Berlin indicated that the decision should clarify that the 80 MW new load exception is available to all entities not named in the bypass report, rather than those that only have new, but no transferred, load. Berlin and Wheatland explained the nature of the error which would not increase the total megawatts available for new load exemption, but rather would only address the entities legitimately eligible to apply for the exemption on behalf of their new load customers. Berlin and Wheatland explained that clarification and correction were necessary at this time, in order to avert further confusion in an already complicated proceeding. Berlin expressed her support for the provisions of the draft decision that clarify the geographic, rather than megawatt, imitation new load of entities named in the Bypass Report.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 21, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON JUNE 13, 2005, AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF JUNE 17, 2005. On June 8, 2005, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Amy Yip-Kikugawa, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in three separate meetings in San Francisco. For the part of the meeting with David Gamson, also present were Eric Eisenman and Dennis Keane of Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaising commented that the ALJ `s draft decision (DD) incorrectly addresses the issue of "stand-alone" municipal departing load (MDL) ("load that does not otherwise require the use of transmission or distribution facilities owned by the investor-owned utility"). Blaising indicated that the DD claims that there are policy justifications for treating MDL differently than CGDL in stand-alone situations, however, there are no policy issues implicated by the stand-alone issue. Rather, Blaising observed, Public Utilities Code Section 369 provides a strict, definitional basis for determining stand-alone situations. Blaising also noted that the Commission must treat MDL and CGDL similarly. At the meeting with David Gamson, Blaising also stated that PG&E was precluded from raising, yet again, PG&E's proposal to limit new MDL exemptions for entities named in the PG&E Bypass Report.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 21, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On June 16, 2005, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), left two separate voicemail messages to David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Blaising observed that the `agenda copy' of the ALJ's draft decision (DD) had been dramatically revised. Blaising referred to the nature of the exemption given to new Municipal Departing Load (MDL) served by publicly owned utilities mentioned in Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Bypass Report, and expressed concern at the revised DD's treatment of this issue. Blaising also expressed concern with the revised DD's treatment of the 80 MW New MDL exemption.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 21, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF HERCULES
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: LATE FILED. On June 14, 2005, Susan Berlin, counsel for the Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present was Gregg Wheatland, counsel for the City of Hercules (City). Berlin explained that both Turlock and the City had sent letters to the Commission requesting that an error in D04-11-014 be corrected. Berlin indicated that the decision should clarify that the 80 MW new load exception is available to all entities not named in the bypass report, rather than those that only have new, but no transferred, load. Wheatland discussed the authority granted in Resolution A-4661. Wheatland stressed that correcting the omission would in no way impact the already established 80 MW exemption granted in D04-11-014, as modified by D04-12-059. Berlin and Wheatland explained the nature of the error which would not increase the total megawatts available for new load exemption, but rather would only address the entities legitimately eligible to apply for the exemption on behalf of their new load customers. Berlin and Wheatland disputed Pacific Gas and Electric Company's mischaracterization of the municipal parties as relitigating matters that had already been settled.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 21, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF HERCULES
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: LATE FILED. On June 10, 2005, Susan Berlin, counsel for the Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Gregg Wheatland, counsel for the City of Hercules (City). Berlin explained that both Turlock and the City had sent letters to the Commission requesting that an error in D04-11-014 be corrected. Berlin indicated that the decision should clarify that the 80 MW new load exception is available to all entities not named in the bypass report, rather than those that only have new, but no transferred, load. Berlin and Wheatland explained the nature of the error which would not increase the total megawatts available for new load exemption, but rather would only address the entities legitimately eligible to apply for the exemption on behalf of their new load customers. Berlin and Wheatland explained that clarification and correction were necessary at this time, in order to avert further confusion in an already complicated proceeding. Wheatland discussed the authority granted in Resolution A-4661. Wheatland further stressed that correcting the omission would in no way impact the already established 80 MW exemption granted in D04-11-014, as modified by D04-12-059.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 17, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 13, 2005, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Dennis Keane, Manager, and David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, PG&E. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used.Eisenman noted that PG&E supports the draft decision (DD) by ALJ Kenney in I02-04-026, A04-07-032, with respect to the obligations of municipal departing load (MDL) for the regulatory asset and energy recovery bond charges. Eisenman also noted that PG&E supports the DD by ALJ Pulsifer in R02-01-011 with one significant exception: PG&E opposes the DD's grant of CMUA's requested "clarification" regarding new MDL within the geographic region covered by PG&E's Bypass Report since this element of the DD is inconsistent with the record, is unlawful, and is bad public policy. Keane noted that the DD assumes that , because the Department of Water Resources (DWR) did not purchase for transferred MDL expressly quantified in PG&E's Bypass Report, DWR similarly did not purchase for unquantified (and potentially unlimited) new MDL in the same geographic area. Keane explained that since DWR purchased based upon a forecast that assumed all new load would be served by PG&E, there is no factual basis for granting any exemption for new MDL. Rubin stated that the arguments of Modesto and Merced Irrigation Districts, that transferred and new load eligible for DWR power charge exemptions should also be exempt from the DWR bond charge, were unsupported by any evidence in the record.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 13, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; on Draft Opinion resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 and related decisions re municipal departing load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 13, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 8, 2005, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, PG&E, and Scott Blaising, Attorney for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA). Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Keane noted that PG&E supports the draft decision (DD) by ALJ Kenney in I02-04-026, A04-07-032, with respect to the obligations of municipal departing load for the regulatory asset and energy recovery bond charges, although PG&E did in its comments suggest a number of wording changes. Keane also noted that PG&E supports the DD by ALJ Pulsifer in R02-01-011 with one significant exception: PG&E opposes the DD's grant of CMUA's requested "clarification" regarding new municipal departing load within the geographic region covered by PG&E's Bypass Report since this element of the DD is inconsistent with the record, is unlawful, and is bad public policy.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 13, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On June 8, 2005, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Amy Yip-Kikugawa, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in three separate meetings. For the part of the meeting with David Gamson, also present were Eric Eisenman and Dennis Keane of Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaising commented that the ALJ `s draft decision (DD) incorrectly addresses the issue of "stand-alone" municipal departing load (MDL) ("load that does not otherwise require the use of transmission or distribution facilities owned by the investor-owned utility"). Blaising indicated that the DD claims that there are policy justifications for treating MDL differently than CGDL in stand-alone situations, however, there are no policy issues implicated by the stand-alone issue. Rather, Blaising observed, Public Utilities Code Section 369 provides a strict, definitional basis for determining stand-alone situations. Blaising also noted that the Commission must treat MDL and CGDL similarly. At the meeting with David Gamson, Blaising also stated that PG&E was precluded from raising, yet again, PG&E's proposal to limit new MDL exemptions for entities named in the PG&E Bypass Report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 13, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 and related decisions re municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 13, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: reply; on the May 17, 2005 draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer Resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059, etc.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 13, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer resolving petition to modify D04-12-059, etc.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 13, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: June 10, 2005
Filed By:
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Description: to Response of PG&E opposing Motion for Clarification of D03-09-052.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 6, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 6, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on Draft Opinion resolving petition to modify D04-12-059 and related decisions re municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 6, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Draft Decision Resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 and Related Decisions.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 6, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF HERCULES
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 6, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: opening; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer resolving petition to modify D04-12-059 and related decisions re municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 6, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer resolving petition to modify D04-12-059 and related decisions re municipal departing load issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 6, 2005
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer resolving petition to modify D04-12-059 and related decisions re municipal departing load issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 6, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer resolving petition to modify D04-12-059 and related decisions re municipal departing load issues.

Type: RULING Filing Date: June 3, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Adds additional appearances to the service list.

Type: RULING Filing Date: June 2, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Regarding Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge Cap Reassessment.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: May 25, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: opposing motion [5/10/5] for clarification of D03-09-052.

Type: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Filing Date: May 20, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of motion of PG&E and Settling Parties to adopt settlement together with motion to shorten comment period filed on May 13, 2005 in A04-06-024 on all known parties to R02-01-011.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: May 17, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion Resolving Petition to Modify D04-12-059 and Related Decisions Regarding Municipal Departing Load Issues. Comments are due June 6, 2005; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: REQUEST Filing Date: May 13, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: for an award of compensation for substantial contribution to D04-07-025, D05-01-040, D05-02-051 and D05-03-025.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: May 10, 2005
Filed By:
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Description: for clarification for the technical determination of departing load charges for WAPA split wheeling customers.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; re: Municipal Departing Load Billing and Collection.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: reply; [pursuant to the March 28 and April 22, 2005 rulings].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: reply; [pursuant to the March 28 and April 22, 2005 rulings].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: reply; on the March 11, 2005 billing and collection workshop report and March 28, 2005 ruling; comments on the April 18, 2005 Energy Division status report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on Status Report and ALJ Ruling re MDL billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on the billing and collection workshop report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; joint

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 29, 2005
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: on April 18, 2005 Status Report.

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 22, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Releases Status Report and solicits Comments. Parties' comments on the Status Report may be made, as a part of their reply comments that are due April 29, 2005.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on ALJ's Ruling re MDL billing and collection.

Type: PETITION Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
HERCULES MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: to intervene and workshop comments.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: opening; on the March 11, 2005 billing and collection workshop report and March 28, 2005 ALJ Ruling.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on Report on technical workshop.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on ALJ's Ruling re MDL billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on the billing and collection workshop report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: [in accordance with the March 28, 2005 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: [in accordance with the March 28, 2005 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 20, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: joint; re March 11, 2005 Report on Technical Workshop concerning process to implement billing and collection relating to CRSs for MDL.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 19, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On April 15, 2005, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), left a telephone voicemail message for Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey. Written material (attached to the notice) was referenced in the message and subsequently e-mailed to Julie Fitch. Blaising noted that certain representatives of publicly owned utilities had a telephone conversation with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Blaising mentioned that he provided David Gamson with a summary of CMUA's position on the issue of so-called `stand-alone' new load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 19, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: On April 15, 2005, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), had a telephone conference with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown; and left a follow-up telephone message for David Gamson. Also participating in the telephone conference were Joy Warren, counsel, and Chris Mayer, Assistant General Manager, for Modesto Irrigation District, Ann Trowbridge, counsel for Merced Irrigation District, and Susie Berlin, counsel, and Bob Hedrick, Regulatory Counsel, for the Northern California Power Agency. Written material (attached to the notice) was referenced in the follow-up telephone message and subsequently e-mailed to David Gamson. Blaising discussed CMUA's petitions for modification (PMs) seeking clarification of various cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) issues related to municipal departing load (MDL). Blaising described CMUA's position to three key issues. Warren, Trowbridge and Berlin expressed support for CMUA's position on these issues, in particular for the conclusion that all New MDL located in the geographic areas covered by PG&E's bypass report is excepted from CRS. The parties urged the Commission to consider the supporting arguments in the pending PMs.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 15, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on ALJ Ruling re: Municipal Departing Load Billing & Collection Implementation.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 13, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On April 11, 2005, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Joy Warren, counsel, and Chris Mayer, Assistant General Manager, for Modesto Irrigation District (Modesto). Ann Trowbridge, counsel for Merced Irrigation District (Merced), Susie Berlin, counsel, and Bob Hedrick, Regulatory Counsel, for the Northern California Power Agency, and Jeanne Armstrong, counsel for South San Joaquin Irrigation District participated in the meeting via teleconference. Blaising discussed CMUA's petitions for modification (PMs) seeking clarification of various cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) issues related to municipal departing load (MDL). Blaising described the participation by publicly owned utilities in the billing and collection phase of the proceeding and related procedural concerns. Warren provided an overview of Modesto and Merced's separate PMs, seeking confirmation that Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Regulatory Asset Charge does not apply to new MDL that is exempt from the dedicated rate component. Warren and Trowbridge also emphasized Modesto and Merced's support for the conclusion that new MDL located in the geographic areas covered by PG&E's bypass report is excepted from CRS. Mayer described the difficulty in addressing billing and collection issues when various issues regarding MDL cost responsibility remain unresolved. Parties urged the Commission to consider the pending PMs.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 30, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: for Calculation of Direct Access/Departing Load Cost Responsibility Obligations Through 2005. The due date of April 18, 2005 for a status report on MDL CRS calculations apples to DA CRS calculations.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 28, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFIER/PUC
Description: comments on issues identified in the Workshop Report due 4/15, reply comments due 4/29

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 17, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: in support of the CMUA's petition for modification.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 17, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: in support of CMUA petition to modify D04-12-059 and related decisions.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 17, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to CMUA petition to modify D03-08-076, D04-11-014, and D04-12-059.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 17, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to CMUA Petition for Modification of Decision 04-12-059 and related decisions.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 17, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to CMUA's petition for modification of D04-12-059 and D03-08-076 in R02-01-011, D04-02-062 in I02-04-026, and D04-11-015 in A04-07-032.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 17, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: re; CMUA Petition for Modification of D04-12-059 and D03-08-076.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 14, 2005
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: Reply; concerning the Direct Access Load Growth Affidavit Draft Decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 14, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: joint; reply; on the draft decision implementing the affidavit process for direct access accounts.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 14, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: reply; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 8, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening; on Proposed Decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 7, 2005
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: on Draft Decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 7, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: joint; on the draft decision implementing the affidavit process for direct access accounts.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 22, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Draft Opinion re: Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 22, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On February 17, 2005, William H. Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA), had a telephone conversation with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Booth discussed a draft decision (DD) of ALJ Pulsifer regarding a petition to modify (PM) D03-04-030. Booth expressed CLECA's concern that the DD fails to engage the principal argument set forth in the PM. Booth urged the Commission to advocate for an alternate decision, one that would approve the changes urged by the PM.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 22, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: reply; on the January 25, 2005 draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 22, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer [of January 25, 2005].

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: February 16, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: D04-12-059 and D03-08-076.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: February 15, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion Implementing Affidavit Process for Direct Access Accounts. Comments are due March 7, 2005; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding PM of Decision 03-04-030.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 2, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On January 28, 2005, William H. Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association, send to David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, an e-mail message (copy attached to the notice). The messaged concerns the draft decision (DD) of ALJ Pulsifer regarding a petition to modify (PM) D03-04-030. Booth stated his concern that the DD fails to address the central argument presented in the PM. Booth explained that the approach set forth in the DD represents a big public policy mistake.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 27, 2005
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: On January 24, 2005, Mona Tierney, Director, Government Affairs, Constellation NewEnergy, representing the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AREM), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Sue Mara, TRO Advisors, LLC, on behalf of Strategic Energy and APS Energy Services. Tierney and Mara discussed the draft decision (DD) of ALJ Pulsifer of December 28, 2004. Tierney and Mara noted that AREM had filed comments on the DD requesting, among other things, that the Commission include findings in its final decision that clearly acknowledge the inaccuracy of the interim calculation of direct access customers' CRS obligations for 2003 adopted in the DD.

Type: RULING Filing Date: January 26, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: providing agenda for Municipal departing load billing and collection workshop on January 31.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: January 25, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion re Petition for Modification of D03-04-030. Comments are due February 14, 2005; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on certain billing and collection issues [pursuant to the December 23, 2004 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: reply; re municipal departing load billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; re municipal departing load billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; re municipal departing load billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; re municipal departing load billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; re municipal departing load billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the proposed decision on cost responsibility requirements for 2001-2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; re municipal departing load billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: reply; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; re municipal departing load billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 24, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer on cost responsibility requirements for 2001-2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: on the draft decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer adopting cost responsibility requirements for 2001-2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on draft decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer on cost responsibility requirements for 2001-2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer on cost responsibility requirements for 2001-2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 18, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
MCALLISTER RANCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Opening;

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the December 23, 2004 ruling re MDL billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: opening; re MDL billing and collection implementation phase.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: regarding MDL billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: in response to ALJ's ruling re MDL billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: opening;

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on certain billing and collection issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on MDL billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: on municipal departing load billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 14, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on ALJ's ruling re MDL billing and collection implementation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 13, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in response to the December 23, 2004 ruling.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: December 28, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion adopting cost responsibility requirements for 2001-2003. Comments are due January 17, 2005; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: December 23, 2004
Filed By:
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Description: of withdrawal.

Type: RULING Filing Date: December 23, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Initiates the process to implement billing and collection relating to cost responsibility surcharges for "Municipal Departing Load," as set forth. Opening comments are due January 14, 2005; reply comments - January 24, 2005. A workshop is set for January 31, 2005.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: December 23, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: of substitution.

Type: OPPOSITION Filing Date: December 7, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to Application of PG&E for Rehearing of Decision 04-11-014.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 7, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to application of PG&E for rehearing of D04-11-014.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 7, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to applications for rehearing of D04-11-014.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 7, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: to applications for rehearing of D04-11-014.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 7, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
Description: to applications for rehearing of D04-11-014.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 7, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONG
Description: to application of PG&E for rehearing of D04-11-014.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 7, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to applications for rehearing of D04-11-014.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 7, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 04-11-014.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 6, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to PG&E's application for rehearing of D04-11-014.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: November 29, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Decision 04-11-014.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 29, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of D04-11-014.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 29, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: of Decision 04-11-014.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 29, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Decision 04-11-014.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 29, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Decision 04-11-014.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: November 29, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of D04-11-014.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 23, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: LATE FILED. On November 17, 2004, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), left five separate telephone voicemail messages for Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, and Michael Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaising indicated his understanding that a letter from certain members of the California Legislature had been "faxed" to each of the Commissioners.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 22, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On November 17, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E, and Michael Hoover, Director of Regulatory Affairs for Southern California Edison Company. Eisenman reiterated PG&E's position that no exemptions from the cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) should be granted to municipal departing load. Rubin added that any exemptions should only be for the Department of Water Resources power charge. Rubin stated that the Commission order should correct the exemption cap amounts. Rubin explained that PG&E accepts that CRS exemptions are to be granted in situations where a city like Redding, Roseville, and Lodi annexes an area where it is expanding, and providing all city services, including electric service. Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve all customers, while municipal utilities and irrigation districts can selectively choose which customers to serve.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 19, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On November 16, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Eisenman reiterated PG&E's position that no exemptions from the cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) should be granted to municipal departing load. Eisenman stated that PG&E believes Cmmr. Lynch's alternate decision is the best proposal before the Commission. Rubin stated that the proposed decision and Cmmr. Peevey's alternate should be modified to correct the exemption cap amounts. Rubin explained that PG&E accepts that CRS exemptions are to be granted in situations where a city like Redding, Roseville, and Lodi annexes an area where it is expanding, and providing all city services, including electric service. Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve all customers, while municipal utilities and irrigation districts can selectively choose which customers to serve.

Type: RULING Filing Date: November 19, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Regarding Expedited Schedule for Filing of Any Application for Rehearing of D04-11-014 and Responses Thereto. Any party filing an application for rehearing shall file the application by November 29, 2004; any party filing responses to such applications for rehearing shall file the responses by December 7, 2004.

Type: RULING Filing Date: November 18, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants motions to intervene filed by the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, and Turlock Irrigation District.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 17, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On November 12, 2004, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Cmmr. Lynch and Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Lynch also present was Michael Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaising commented that CMUA supports a twofold approach for New Municipal Load (NML): a categorical exemption for NML served by `existing' publicly owned utilities and a limited (150 MW) cap for NML served by 'new' publicly owned utilities. Blaising also noted that if the Commission decides to approve an overall cap, a cap of 400 MW is justified.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 17, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELCTRIC COMPANY
Description: On November 12, 2004, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present were Mike Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E. Cherry reiterated PG&E's position that no exemptions from the cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) should be granted to municipal departing load. Cherry stated that PG&E believes Cmmr. Lynch's alternate decision is the best proposal before Commission. Rubin stated that the proposed decision and Cmmr. Peevey's alternate should be modified to correct the exemption cap amounts. Rubin explained that PG&E accepts the CRS exemptions are to be granted in situations where a city like Redding, Roseville, and Lodi annexes an area where it is expanding, and providing all city services, including electric service. Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve all customers, while municipal utilities and irrigation districts can selectively choose which customers to serve.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Proposed Decision of Cmmr. Peevey regarding municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On November 10, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Eisenman reiterated PG&E's position that no exemptions from the cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) should be granted to municipal departing load. Eisenman stated that PG&E believes Cmmr. Lynch's alternate decision is the best proposal before Commission. Rubin stated that the proposed decision and Cmmr. Peevey's alternate should be modified to correct the exemption cap amounts. Rubin explained that PG&E accepts the CRS exemptions are to be granted in situations where a city like Redding, Roseville, and Lodi annexes an area where it is expanding, and providing all city services, including electric service.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: On November 12, 2004, Jane Dunn Cirrincione, Assistant General Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), met with Cmmr. Lynch and Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Lynch also present was Mike Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch. Robert Hedrick, Regulatory Counsel, Tom Sanford, Commissioner for the City of Gridley, and Susie Berlin, counsel, for NCPA, participated in both meetings. Cirrincione explained that unwarranted exit fees on new municipal load (NML) could severely impact several smaller NCPA members and urged the Commission to support the exemption for NML articulated in the alternate of Pres. Peevey. Sanford summarized how the exit fee would impact the City of Gridley and explained why the conclusions set for the in the alternate were reasonable in light of the record. Representatives of NCPA urged the Commission to support the MLD exclusion from the CRS and to remove the 150 MW cap from the exclusion for publicly owned utilities formed and serving customers prior to February 1, 2001.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On November 12, 2004, Steve Boyd, Manager of Communications and Government Relations Department of Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock), met with Cmmr. Lynch and Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Lynch also present was Michael Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch. Susie Berlin, counsel for Turlock, participated in both meetings. Boyd gave a brief history of the unique contractual relationship between Turlock and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Boyd also noted that Turlock is unique in that it is the only publicly owned utility that is currently being billed for the CRS by PG&E. Turlock urged the Commission to support the alternate decision of Cmmr. Peevey, as the exemption for new municipal load is fully supported by the record. Turlock pointed out, however, that the alternate should be revised to reflect that the 150 MW cap should not apply to load associated with publicly owned utilities formed and serving retail load prior to February 1, 2001. Turlock also explained that it is not responsible for payment of PG&E¿s regulatory asset refinance.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On November 10, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E. Eisenman reiterated PG&E¿s position that no exemptions from the cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) should be granted to municipal departing load. Eisenman stated that PG&E believes Cmmr. Lynch¿s alternate decision is the best proposal before Commission. Rubin reiterated that the proposed decision should be modified to correct the exemption cap amounts. Rubin added that the only charge subject to the exemption is the Department of Water Resources power charge.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on the alternate re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
CITY OF INDUSTRY
RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: consolidated, reply; on the alternates of Cmmrs. Peevey and Lynch regarding municipal departing load rehearing and other issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on the alternates of Cmmrs. Peevey and Lynch regarding municipal departing load rehearing and other issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: reply; on alternates of Cmmr. Peevey and Cmmr. Lynch regarding municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on alternate of Cmmr. Peevey on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on alternates of Cmmr. Peevey and Cmmr. Lynch regarding municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the alternate of Cmmr. Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; Proposed Decision of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMPLIANCE FILING Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Comments on October 13, 2004 Rule 22 Working Group Meeting.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
CITY OF INDUSTRY
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: reply; on ALJ Pulsifer's proposed decision regarding municipal departing load rehearing and other issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on ALJ Pulsifer's proposed decision regarding municipal departing load rehearing and other issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer re municipal departing load rehearing, etc.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer re municipal departing load rehearing, etc.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer re municipal departing load rehearing, etc.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the Rule 22 working group report (direct access load growth affidavit).

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the Rule 22 Working Group Report (Direct Access Growth Affidavit).

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer re municipal departing load rehearing, etc.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: reply; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply;

Type: COMPLIANCE FILING Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Comments on October 13, 2004 Working Group Meeting Report.

Type: COMPLIANCE FILING Filing Date: November 15, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: Comments on October 13, 2004 Rule 22 Working Group Meeting.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Proposed Decision of Cmmr. Lynch regarding municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On November 9, 2004, Susie Berlin, counsel for the Northern California Power Agency and the Turlock Irrigation District (TID), had a telephone conversation with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Berlin expressed support for the alternate decision of Pres. Peevey over both the ALJ proposed decision and Cmmr. Lynch alternate. Berlin pointed out that new municipal load should be exempted from any CRS for associated with the Department of Water Resources costs. Berlin also noted that a cap on the MDL CRS exemption for the load of publicly owned utilities formed prior to February 1, 2001 was inappropriate. Berlin also discussed the unique position of TID and explained that TID should be included on the list of entities eligible for a CRS exception for transferred load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On November 8, 2004, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), had two separate telephone conversations with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Blaising commented that the alternate of Pres. Peevey incorrectly states that CMUA has proposed an overall New Municipal Load (NML) cap of 150 MW. Blaising rehearsed the numerous times in which CMUA has expressed its twofold approach for NML.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: on the alternates of Cmmr. Peevey and Cmmr. Lynch re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on alternates of Cmmr. Peevey and Cmmr. Lynch on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch and Cmmr. Peevey on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey and Cmmr. Lynch on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
CITY OF INDUSTRY
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey and Cmmr. Lynch on municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Decision of President Peevey and the Alternate Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
MCALLISTER RANCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Proposed Decisions regarding municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 12, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Proposed Decision of Cmmr. Peevey regarding municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
MCALLISTER RANCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Opening; on the Proposed Decision regarding Municipal Departing Load Rehearing and related issues.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
Description: to intervene; comments on the proposed decision attached.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
CITY OF INDUSTRY
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: opening; on the draft decision re municipal departing load rehearing and other issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: opening; on the draft decision re municipal departing load rehearing and other issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on ALJ's proposed opinion re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: on ALJ's proposed opinion re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on ALJ's proposed opinion re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on ALJ's proposed opinion re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on ALJ's proposed opinion re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 8, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 5, 2004
Filed By:
CMMR/PEEVEY/PUC
Description: Opinion re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues. Comments are due November 12, 2004, reply comments - November 16, 2004.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 5, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On November 2, 2004, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), left a telephone voicemail message for David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and had a telephone conversation with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey. Written material (attached to the notice) was subsequently e-mailed to David Gamson and Julie Fitch. Blaising commented that the ALJ's proposed decision misapprehends the concept of 'reasonableness' in the context of evaluating a cost responsibility surcharge exemption for New Municipal Load (NML). Blaising observed that the 'fair share determination' requires a reasonableness review, and that a call for a reasonableness review does not equate to an inquiry into the prudency of the investor-owned utilities' forecasting methodology. Blaising also commented that there is much record support for a conclusion that NML was implicitly accounted for in the load forecasts.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 5, 2004
Filed By:
CMMR/LYNCH/PUC
Description: Opinion re municipal departing load rehearing and related issues. Comments are due November 12, 2004, reply comments - November 16, 2004.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 4, 2004
Filed By:
SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On November 1, 2004, Jeanne Armstrong, counsel for the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID), met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Cmmr. Peevey participated in the meeting via videoconference. Also present were Steve Emerick, General Counsel, and Jeff Shields, Utility Director, for SSJID. SSJID representatives discussed the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer in the municipal departing load proceeding. Shields explained SSJID's current position in the electric power market. Shields expressed that SSJID recognized the inequities in having bundled customers bearing costs that they did not create when SSJID's constituents depart the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's system to take electric service from SSJID, but at the same time SSJID does not believe it fair that its constituents unnecessarily bear the cost of power procurement for which they received no benefit. Shields noted that one possible alternative would be to provide the publicly owned utility the option of assuming an applicable portion of the Department of Water Resources power portfolio. Armstrong pointed out that a comparable proposal had been set forth in the proposed decision in R03-10-003 which had been released on October 29, 2004.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 4, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On November 1, 2004, Joy A. Warren, Modesto Irrigation District's (Modesto) Senior Staff Attorney, met with Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and Michael Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Warren voiced Modesto's support for the treatment of transferred municipal departing load (MDL) in the proposed decision (PD). Warrant also commented that the Modesto believes that D03-07-028 provides the correct treatment of new MDL, and that the PD should be revised to confirm D03-07-028 in this regard. Warrant suggested that practical considerations would support a clarification to the PD permitting MDL, either transferred or new load, to be excepted from the CRS with the amounts established by the Bypass Report.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 4, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On November 1, 2004, Larry Weis, general Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock), met with Pres. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Steve Boyd, Communications and Government Relations Department Manager, and Susie Berlin, Attorney, for Turlock. Weis outlined Turlock's unique position. Turlock stated that Turlock is uniquely situated vis-à-vis the twenty-five year negotiated service area agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Turlock urged the Commission to recognize Turlock's position and exempt the transferred load located within Turlock's exclusive service territory from the Department of Water Resources going forward costs. Turlock also expressed support for an alternate decision that would lift the stay imposed by D03-08-076 on the CRS exemption for new municipal departing load in D03-07-028.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 3, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: On October 29, 2004, James H. Pope, General Manager of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), met with Pres. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, and Jane Dunn Cirrincione, Assistant General Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Tom Sanford, Commissioner for the City of Gridley, Gregg Cook, legislative advisor, and Susie Berlin, counsel, for NCPA. Pope expressed concern that the proposed decision (PD) reverses the cost responsibility surcharge (CRS) exemption for new municipal load adopted in D03-07-028, and sought the Commission's support for an alternate decision that would correct this error. Berlin noted that the record evidence in D03-07-028 has not changed. The NCPA representatives also noted that priority allocation to the entities named in the bypass report should be limited in order to more fairly distribute the total exemption among all publicly owned utilities in Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) service territory. Sanford explained how the imposition of the CRS on greenfield load in small municipalities would cause sever hardships, while the total impact on PG&E would be de minimus.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 3, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On November 1, 2004, Dan L. Carroll, attorney for Merced Irrigation District (Merced ID) had a telephone conversation with Michael S. Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch. Carroll stated that Merced ID supported exemptions from cost responsibility surcharges (CRSs) for new municipal load taking service in "greenfields," that such an exemption would not shift costs but even if cost shifting were assumed, the amount of any cost shift would be in the thousandths of a cent per kilowatt hour. Carroll urged the Commission to support exemptions from CRSs for new municipal load taking service in "greenfields."

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 2, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 28, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Mike Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Eisenman advocated that no municipal departing load (MDL) be exempted from the customer responsibility surcharge (CRS). Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve all customers, while municipal utilities and irrigation districts can selectively choose which customers to serve. Rubin discussed the sales forecast for the 2001-2003 timeframe provided by PG&E to the California Department of Water Resources in February 2001. Eisenman indicated that if MDL customers are exempted from the CRS, remaining PG&E customers will have to pay more.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 1, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 27, 2004, Jerry Jordan, executive director of the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Pres. Peevey, Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in three separate meetings in San Francisco. Rami Kahlon, advisor to Pres. Peevey, attended the meeting with Pres. Peevey; Michael Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch - meeting with Manuel Ramirez; and Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy - the meeting with David Gamson. Also present were Tom Habashi, electric utility director for the City of Roseville, Arlen Orchard, general counsel for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, George Hanson, assistant general manager for Corona Department of Water and Power, and Scott Blaising, counsel for CMUA. The representatives of CMUA expressed concern that the proposed decision (PD) removes the exemption for New Municipal Load that was provided in D03-07-028. Blaising noted that the PD ignores key elements of the evidentiary record in which New Municipal Load is recognized. Hanson noted that the current load served by greenfield utilities is small and likely to remain de minimis in comparison to the investor-owned utilities¿ overall load. The representatives of CMUA urged an alternate decision that reflected the reasoning in D03-07-028 and included special consideration for the exiting greenfield utilities.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 29, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 26, 2004, Brian Cherry, Directory, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Cherry advocated that no municipal departing load (MDL) be exempted from the customer responsibility surcharge (CRS). Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve all customers, while municipal utilities and irrigation districts can selectively choose which customers to serve. Rubin discussed the sales forecast for the 2001-2003 timeframe provided by PG&E to the California Department of Water Resources in February 2001. Eisenman indicated that if MDL customers are exempted from the CRS, remaining PG&E customers will have to pay more.

Type: COMPLIANCE FILING Filing Date: October 28, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Report on October 13, 2004 Rule 22 Working Group Meeting.

Type: RULING Filing Date: October 27, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants PG&E's October 18, 2004 motion to correct its reply brief.

Type: RULING Filing Date: October 25, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Due date for opening comments on the PD (re Municipal Departing Load Rehearing Related Issues in D0307028) is 11/8/04, reply comments due 11/15/04.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 21, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: LATE FILED. On October 14, 2004, Pamela Easter of the City of Rancho Cucamonga met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Easter explained that the facts support the view that only a very small percentage of the state's overall expected load growth over the next decade will be handled by new publicly-owned utilities. Easter stated that when the City made its decision to form its public utility there was no way of knowing that its future customers might be made responsible for any Commission-imposed surcharges and that imposing such surcharges would significantly increase the City's utility customers' electricity costs and therefore could undermine the City's economic development. Easter expressed concern about the billing and collection that would be required should surcharges be imposed.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 19, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
Description: On October 14, 2004, Lynn Haug, counsel to the City of Industry (City), participated in a meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and other representatives listed on the attachment to the notice. Haug briefly described the history of the City's development of a public utility and noted that the City's effort pre-dated the California energy crisis, that Southern California Edison Company was well aware of the City's planning process, and that this specific knowledge as well as Edison's general awareness of the likelihood of municipal utility development should have been reflected in forecasts provided to the Department of Water Resources. Haug urged the Commission to support a reasonable exemption applicable at least to the small number of new utilities serving greenfield developments.

Type: RULING Filing Date: October 19, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Extends the due date for Report to October 28, 2004.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: October 19, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion regarding municipal departing load rehearing and related issues. Comments are due November 8, 2004; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 19, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On October 14, 2004, Christopher J. Mayer, Assistant General Manager Planning and Marketing, Modesto Irrigation District (Modesto/ID), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Mayer explained that some of Modesto's electric customers are located in a joint electric service area with PG&E. Mayer described load served by Modesto in the joint electric distribution service area, emphasizing that only a small amount of this load is attributable to customers that initially received Modesto electric service after February 1, 2001, most of which are new load customers. Mayer stated that without a CRS exemption, some of Modesto's customers would have to pay twice for the same measure of reliable electric service. Mayer stated that the record now clearly establishes that PG&E did reduce its load forecast for projected customer departure to Modesto and Merced IDs, and that the California Department of Water Resources did not purchase power for this load. Mayer concluded that transferred load exceptions to the MDL CRS should be allocated to Modesto customers, in addition to the new load exceptions provided in the Commission's MDL decision.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 19, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 14, 2004, Jerry Jordan, executive director of the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Scott Blaising, counsel for CMUA, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Blaising noted that in the intervening months since Cmmr. Brown first released his alternate decision on Municipal Departing Load (MDL) issues, certain additional facts have been revealed that necessitate two changes to the decision. Jordan expressed an interest in expeditiously resolving MDL issues.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 19, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On October 14, 2004, Jane Dunn Cirrincione, Assistant City Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Bob Hedrick, Regulatory Counsel to NCPA, Steve Boyd, Communications and Government Relations Department Manager, and Jennifer Stone, Governmental Affairs Manager, for the Turlock Irrigation District (TID), and Barry McCarthy, counsel for NCPA and TID. NCPA explained the impacts of the CRS on the utility operations of its various members, all of which are defined as existing publicly owned utilities. TID explained that specific implications regarding the application of the CRS to both greenfield and transferred load located within the exclusive service territory of the district.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 19, 2004
Filed By:
SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On October 14, 2004, Jeffrey Shields, Utility Director of the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Jeanne Armstrong, counsel for SSJID, Scott Blaising, counsel for CMUA, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Schields relayed the District's intent to start serving retail electric customers by January 2007. Shields questioned whether the stated purpose behind the imposition of exit fees on municipal departing load was still plausible. Finally, Shields proposed that, to the extent that the concept of exit fees was still valid, a more equitable alternative may be for the publicly owned utility to assume part of DWR's portfolio rather than have its customers pay an exit fee.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 13, 2004, Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Eric Eisenman and David Rubin of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Mike Hoover of Southern California Edison Company. Blattner stated that SDG&E did not reduce forecasts provided to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for municipal departing load (MDL), DWR did not adjust SDG&E's forecasts for MDL, nor were any municipal utilities serving customers in SDG&E's service territory on February 1, 2001.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: October 18, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to correct reply brief.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 16, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E, Mike Hoover, Director of Southern California Edison Company, and Billy Blattner of San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Written materials (copies attached to the notice) were used. Eisenman advocated that no municipal departing load (MDL) be exempted from the customer responsibility surcharge (CRS). Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve all customers, while municipal utilities and irrigation districts can selectively choose which customers to serve. Rubin discussed the sales forecast for the 2001-2003 timeframe provided by PG&E to the California Department of Water Resources in February 2001. Eisenman indicated that if MDL customers are exempted from the CRS, remaining PG&E customers will have to pay more.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On October 14, 2004, Dan L. Carroll, outside counsel to Merced Irrigation District (Merced ID) met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Janis Lehman for the Anaheim Public Utilities, Joy Warren and Chris Mayer for Modesto ID, Jeff Shields and Jeanne Armstrong for South San Joaquin Irrigation District, Pamela Easter and Clyde Murley for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Barry McCarthy for NCPA/Turlock ID, Bob Hedrick and Jane Cirrincione for NCPA, Scott Blaising and Jerry Jordan for CMUA, Jim Feider for the City of Redding, Steve Boyd and Jennifer Stone for the Turlock ID, Len Viejo for Astrum Utility Services, Lynn Haug for the City of Industry, Raj Pankhania for the City of Hercules, and Joe Guzman for the City of Irvine. Carroll stated that Merced ID is different from any other publicly-owned utility in Northern California and that new greenfield customers of Merced ID should not be required to pay for services they do not receive. Carroll stated that cost shifting is either a myth or inconsequential. As to transferred load, Carroll stated that PG&E for two years claimed it did not provide any information about its August 2000 bypass report to the Department of Water Resources until June 2001, but PG&E had to change its story because DWR found a smoking gun e-mail that proved PG&E's story was false. Carroll pointed out that Merced ID's concerns are with both transferred load and greenfield load and urged the Commission to decide this issue soon.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 15, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 15, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director of Service Analysis of PG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) were used. Eisenman advocated that no municipal departing load (MDL) be exempted from the customer responsibility surcharge (CRS) unless it had already departed from PG&E service prior to February 1, 2001. Rubin discussed the sales forecast provided by PG&E to the Department of Water Resources (DWR). Rubin stated that the evidence shows some MDL was included in the forecast and that all of this load was transferred load. Rubin added that at the time the forecasts were generated in 2001, PG&E was unaware that municipal utilities were attempting to serve new greenfield load in PG&E's service territory. Rubin argued that for later years, DWR extended PG&E's MDL forecast at the same cumulative level of demand, and that DWR did not extrapolate a higher level of MDL.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: October 12, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Motion of California Municipal Utilities Association to Update Exhibit 80 and amend Petition for Modification.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 4, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; regarding Municipal Departing Load Rehearing Issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 4, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 4, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; in the Rehearing Phase.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 4, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; on CRS Obligation for Municipal Departing Load.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 4, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: Reply; on Limited Hearing Issues set forth in the Aug 10, 2004 ALJ Ruling regarding Municipal Departing Load.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 4, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; on additional Municipal Departing Load Issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 4, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on New Load and Municipal Departing Load Rehearing Issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 4, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply;

Type: RULING Filing Date: September 29, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Schedules Rule 22 working group meeting.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 27, 2004
Filed By:
MCALLISTER RANCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Initial;

Type: MOTION Filing Date: September 27, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to Update Exhibit 80 and to Amend Petition for Modification. [Filing authorized by ALJ Pulsifer.]

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 27, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: opening.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 27, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: opening; on limited rehearing issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 27, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: opening; on new load and municipal departing load rehearing issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 27, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: opening; in the rehearing phase.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 27, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: opening; on additional municipal departing load issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 27, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: opening; on CRS obligation for municipal departing load.

Type: TRANSCRIPT Filing Date: September 21, 2004
Filed By:
REPORTING DIVISION
Description: Submitted; Volume 22.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: September 9, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on 2001 -02 Direct Access/Departing Load Cost Responsibility Calculations.

Type: RULING Filing Date: September 3, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Denies a motion to augment the record filed August 13, 2004, by Merced Irrigation District

Type: REPLY Filing Date: September 1, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to Response of PG&E to Motion to Augment Record on Rehearing; AlJ Pulsifer granted permission to file Reply on August 31, 2004.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 31, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in response to the ALJ's Ruling

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 31, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on the 2001 - 2002 Undercolection caculations relating to Direct Access/Departing Load Cost Responsibility Obligations.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 31, 2004
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: [pursuant to the ALJ rulings of August 10 and 20, 2004] on 2001-2002 CRS model.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 31, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on direct access/departing load 2001-2002 cost responsibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 31, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on the DWR's 2001-2002 DA/DL CRS calculations dated August 17, 2004 and the related spreadsheet.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 31, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: in response to ALJ Pulsifer's Ruling regarding the derivation of the 2001-2002 DA cost responsibility obligation

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 30, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Wong.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 30, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Motion of Merced Irrigation District to Augment Record on Rehearing.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 30, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Wong.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 30, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: reply; on the draft decision of ALJ Wong.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: August 27, 2004
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS/USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: To SDG&E's Response, pursuant to the ALJ's Ruling dated August 10, 2004

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 23, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
Description: supporting Opinion extending the monthly reporting requirements established in D97-05-040 and D99-05-034.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 20, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Motion of Merced Irrigation District for Clarification of ALJ's Ruling Re Municipal Departing Load Issues.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 20, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants the August 18, 2004 motion of Merced Irrigation District for clarification of ALJ's ruling re municipal departing load issues. Adopts the following schedule: evidentiary hearinng - 9/8/2004; opening briefs - 9/27/4; reply briefs - 10/4/4; proposed decision (PD) - 10/19/4, comments on PD - 11/9/4; and reply comments - 11/16/4.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 20, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Extends due date for comments on cost responsibility calculations, to August 31, 2004.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: August 18, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: for Order Shortening time for filing & serving Responses to Motion for Clarification of ALJ's Ruling regarding Municipal Departng Load issues.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: August 18, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Clarification of ALJ's Ruling regarding Municipal Departng Load issues.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 17, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Aug 10, 2004 ALJ Ruling.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 17, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Schedules an additional day of evidentiary hearing on Sept. 13, 2004.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: August 16, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to Augment Record on Rehearing.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: August 12, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On August 12, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Roosevelt Grant, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, PG&E. Eisenman asserted that the cost responsibility surcharge should be applied to new load located within PG&E's service territory but taking service from publicly owned utilities. Rubin stated that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) testified in this proceeding that when DWR procured power on behalf of all customers in PG&E's service territory, that it did not adjust PG&E's forecast for publicly-owned utilities reaching into PG&E's territory to serve new load. Rubin explained that this means power procurement costs were incurred on behalf of new load locating within PG&E's service territory by DWR, and that exempting new load from its fair share would burden all other customers with the associated costs. Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve every new customer locating within its service territory and that some publicly owned utilities behave like a commercial entity and 'cherry-pick' individual customers.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 10, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Re Municipal Departing Load Issues. Schedules evidentiary hearing to resolve relevant disputed factual issue, as set forth, for September 8, 2004.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 10, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Re: Schedule for Modeling Updtaes of Cost Responsibility Calculations. Directs SDG&E to file a response to this ruling, as set forth, by August 17, 2004. Parties may file a reply by August 27, 2004. Parties' written comments re the data and resulting derivation of the 2001-02 undercollection, etc., are due by August 23, 2004.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: August 3, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WONG/PUC
Description: Opinion extending the monthly reporting requirements established in D97-05-040 and D99-05-034. Comments are due August 23, 2004; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 27, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 23, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Michael Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, PG&E. Eisenman asserted that the cost responsibility surcharge should be applied to new load located within PG&E's service territory but taking service from publicly owned utilities. Rubin stated that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) testified in this proceeding that when DWR procured power on behalf of all customers in PG&E's service territory, that it did not adjust PG&E's forecast for publicly-owned utilities reaching into PG&E's territory. Rubin explained that this means power procurement costs were incurred on behalf of new load locating within PG&E's service territory by DWR, and that exempting new load from its fair share would burden all other customers with the associated costs. Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve every new customer locating within its service territory and that some publicly owned utilities behave like a commercial entity and `cherry-pick' individual customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 27, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 22, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, PG&E. Eisenman asserted that the cost responsibility surcharge should be applied to new load located within PG&E's service territory but taking service from publicly owned utilities. Rubin stated that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) testified in this proceeding that when DWR procured power on behalf of all customers in PG&E's service territory, that it did not adjust PG&E's forecast for publicly-owned utilities reaching into PG&E's territory. Rubin explained that this means power procurement costs were incurred on behalf of new load locating within PG&E's service territory by DWR, and that exempting new load from its fair share would burden all other customers with the associated costs. Rubin noted that PG&E has an obligation to serve every new customer locating within its service territory and that some publicly owned utilities behave like a commercial entity and `cherry-pick' individual customers.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 6, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding DA Load Growth.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 6, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer re DA load growth.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 6, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: reply; on the draft decision re DA load growth.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 6, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: Reply; concerning the Direct Access Load Growth Draft Decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 6, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the June 8, 2004 Draft Decision of ALJ Oulsifer regarding Direct Access Load Growth.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 1, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On June 30, 2004, Garith Krause of the Merced Irrigation District (MID) met with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present were Michael Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and Ken Robbins and Dan L. Carroll, outside counsel to MID. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. MID representatives explained that, as a matter of equity, new Greenfield customers of MID should not be required to pay for services they do not receive, especially when they are taking power within MID's boundaries. MID representatives explained that at this point MID's rates remain competitive with PG&E's rates, but that would be impacted if Greenfield customers are required to pay cost responsibility surcharges in the neighborhood of two and one half cents per kilowatt hour. MID representatives also explained that PG&E's activities with respect to Greenfield customers are clearly for the purpose of fighting competition.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 28, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: concerning the Direct Access Load Growth Draft Decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 28, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on the Opinion Denying Petition to Modify Decisions 03-04-057 & D02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 28, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: supporting draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer re. load growth.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 28, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer re direct access load growth.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 28, 2004
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer denying petitions to modify.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 28, 2004
Filed By:
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer denying petitions to modify.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 28, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding DA Load Growth.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 21, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On June 17, 2004, Garith Krause of the Merced Irrigation District (MID) met with Pres. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Roosevelt Grant, advisor to Pres. Peevey, and Ken Robbins and Dan L. Carroll, outside counsel to MID. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. MID representatives explained that exit fees for greenfields customers are serious issues for MID and that unlike any other publicly-owned power provider, MED has a nonexclusive service area that completely overlaps Pacific Gas and Electric Company's service area. MID representatives explained further the reasons MID became involved in the retail electric business. MID representatives explained that MID has undertaken approximately $100,000,000 in debt to build its system, which was incurred based upon the reasonable assumption that MID would be able to serve load within its District boundaries without facing issues such as those posed by exit fees for greenfields customers. MID representatives argued that as PG&E's rates have dropped while MID's have stayed at their current level due to MID's own "exit fee" components in its rates, competition is skewed if MID's greenfield customers must pay PG&E's exit fees for power crisis costs while also paying for MID's power crisis costs.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: June 8, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion denying Petitions to Modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055. Comments are due June 28, 2004; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 3, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On June 1, 2004, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), had a telephone conversation with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Blaising noted the recent filing by Southern California Edison Company (SCE), in which SCE stated that the Commission should restrict participation in upcoming workshops to only the investor-owned utilities since, according to SCE, the municipal parties have `demonstrated their antipathy? to implementing the Commission's order. Blaising stated that SCE had grossly misrepresented CMUA's view. Blaising stated that CMUA strongly objects to SCE's request that upcoming workshop exclude CMUA and other municipal parties.

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 21, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Revises schedule for modeling updates of cost responsibility calculations.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
Description: to Intervene.

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 5, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: concerning modeling assumptions in the direct access/departing load cost responsibility calculations. Directs DWR/Navigant to file the results of the DA and DL CRS obligations for 2001-2003, as set forth, on May 26, 2004.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: May 3, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: to responses in opposition to Petition for Modification of D03-04-030.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; to Comments regarding process to develop Municipal Departing Load Billing and Collection.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in response comments on ALJ Pulsifer's March 19, 2004 Ruling soliciting comments regarding process to develop Municipal Departing Load (MDL) Billing and Collection.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Billing and Collection Issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; regarding process to develop Municipal Departing Load (MDL) Billing and Collection.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
Description: Reply;

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; concerning ALJ Ruling regarding process to develop MDL Billing and collection.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: Reply; on Billing and Collection issues for the MDL CRS.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; on Billing and Collection issues for Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; on municipal departing load implermentation issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; on Billing and Collection for Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 23, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: Reply; on Billing and Collection for Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030 of C.L.E.C.A. and C.M.T.A. with respect to the treatment of CRS undercollection liability for departing load customers.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
THUMS LONG BEACH COMPANY
Description: to petition of the CLECA/CMTA for modification of D03-04-030 with respect to the treatment of CRS undercollection, etc.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: to petition of the CLECA/CMTA for modification of D03-04-030 with respect to the treatment of CRS undercollection, etc.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to the Petition for Modification of Decision 03-04-030 of C.L.E.C.A. and C.M.T.A. with respect to the treatment of CRS Undercollection liability for departing load customers.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: to the CLEC/CMTA Petition for Modification of D03-04-030 seeking retroactive forgiveness of DA CRS liabilities.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the Cal. Energy Consumers Association's and the CMTA's petition to modify D03-04-030.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY STRATEGIES, INC.
EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES
NORTHERN POWER SYSTEMS
REALENERGY
SONNENBLICK DEL RIO
Description: to the Petition of CLECA and CMTA for modification of D03-04-030 with respect to the treatment of CRS undercollection liability for departing load customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 16, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: On April 13, 2004, Pamela Easter of the City of Rancho Cucamonga met with Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Peter Hanson also present was Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey. Tom Breitkreuz, Manager of Enterprise Services, and Susie Berlin of McCarthy & Berlin, on behalf of the City of Moreno Valley, Raj Pankhania, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Hercules, and Len Viejo of Astrum Utility Services, on behalf of the Cities of San Marcos and Beaumont, participated in both meetings. The group discussed issues and concerns related to new municipal departing load and the customer responsibility surcharge, specifically with regard to the actual billing and collection of the charge from Greenfield customers that have no current or past relationship with the incumbent investor owned utility, and the uncertainty related thereto. The parties asked the Commission to review possible ways to resolve differences between new municipal utilities and investor-owned utilities over collection and billing issues.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 13, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On April 9, 2004, William H. Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA), met with Cmmr. Brown and Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in two separate meetings. At the meeting with Cmmr. Brown also present was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Brett Guge and Hal Parker of California Steel Industries, Inc. and Michael Jasberg of Mitsubishi Cement attended both meetings. Booth explained that CLECA has filed a petition for modification of D03-04-030. Booth stated that D03-04-030 is clear that self-generation customers that qualify among the initial 3,000 MW of such load are not responsible for ongoing Department of Water Resources (DWR) power charges, but that it does not expressly address the question of DWR power charges during the period before the direct access (DA) customer moves to self-generation. Guge and Jasberg explained that each of their firms is actively considering and planning self-generation project. Guge and Jasberg stated that the inclusion of $5 million to $10 million of CRS undercollection liability, comprised largely of DWR power charges for historic periods, would render the projects uneconomic. Booth urged the Commission to consider a modification of D03-04-030 to clarify any CRS undercollection liability of a DA customer that moves to self-generation, if any, will not include DWR ongoing power costs during the period the customer was served with DA service.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 9, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: in response to ALJ Ruling.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 9, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: in response to ALJ Ruling regarding process to develop MDL billing and collection

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 9, 2004
Filed By:
CIT Y OF INDUSTRY
Description: Opening Comments Regarding Process To Develop Municipal Departing Load Billing and Collection

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 9, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Opening Comments Regarding Process To Develop Municipal Departing Load (MDL) Billing and Collection

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 9, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on Municipal Departing Load Implementation Issues

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 9, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening Comments on Billing and Collection Issues

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 9, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in Response to March 19, 2004 Ruling of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 8, 2004
Filed By:
MCALLISTER RANCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Comments.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 8, 2004
Filed By:
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CITY OF MORENO VALLEY
Description: Comments.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 5, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: : On April 1, 2004, Garith Krause of the Merced Irrigation District (MID) met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Ken Robbins and Dan L. Carroll, outside counsel to MID. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. MID representatives discussed its concerns with cost responsibility surcharges applicable to municipal departing load. Among other things, MID representatives also discussed pending legislation, SB 772, and pointed out that under SB 772, the Commission will be required to determine exit fee issues. MID also pointed out that during the energy crisis, irrigation districts also were required to address high energy costs and that MID's customers are paying those costs. MID argued that to require its customers to pay for PG&E's energy crisis cost is a double burden and unfair. MID representatives noted that during the energy crisis, while others may have profited on generation units, MID received the same flat rate it always had. MID noted that this assisted the State with lower cost power during the energy crisis. MID representatives emphasized that MID began in the electric supply business relying upon its California statutory right to sell electricity. MID stated that it believes the Commission should return to its original decision from July 2003 with respect to the fashion in which new municipal departing level will be treated. MID indicated that, ideally, cost responsibility charges should stay with the meter; therefore, the cost responsibility charges in PG&E's service territory would stay with PG&E's meters.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 5, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On April 1, 2004, Garith Krause of the Merced Irrigation District (MID) met with Karl Bemesderfer, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present were Ken Robbins and Dan L. Carroll, outside counsel to MID. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. MID representatives indicated that MID's electric utility business is entirely disconnected from PG&E, and that MID has constructed and financed its business in reliance upon California law. MID representatives discussed its concerns with cost responsibility surcharges applicable to municipal departing load. Among other things, MID representatives pointed out that during the energy crisis, irrigation districts also were required to address high energy costs and that MID's customers are paying those costs. MID argued that to require its customers to pay for PG&E's energy crisis cost is a double burden and unfair and, in addition, during the energy crisis, while others may have profited on generation units, MID received the same flat rate it always had. MID noted that this assisted the State with lower cost power during the energy crisis. MID representatives stated that it believes the Commission should return to its original decision from July 2003 with respect to the fashion in which new municipal departing level will be treated. MID indicated that, ideally, cost responsibility charges should stay with the meter; therefore, the cost responsibility charges in PG&E's service territory would stay with PG&E's meters.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on Direct Access Load Growth Workshop Report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on the Direct Access Load Growth Workshop Report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on direct access load growth workshop report [pursuant to section L of the Energy Division's Report].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2004
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: on the direct access load growth workshop report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: concerning the Direct Access Load Growth Workshop Report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Direct Access Load Growth Workshop Report.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: March 29, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to PG&E's response.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 29, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Suspends schedule for filing protests to advice letter, as set forth.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 23, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On March 22, 2004, Ann Kim, counsel to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), sent a letter (attached to the notice) by email to ALJ Pulsifer. The letter responded to an email letter sent by Mr. Blaising on behalf of CMUA to ALJ Pulsifer on the same date. In its letter, PG&E indicated that, while it strongly disagreed with CMUA's characterization of the facts, PG&E did not believe it was appropriate to respond at this time; and requested that the Commission admonish CMUA to comply with the Commission's procedural rules.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: March 23, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: of D03-04-030 with respect to the treatment of CRS undercollection liability for departing load customers.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 19, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Solicits comments on the issues set forth. Opening comments are due April 9, reply - April 23, 2004.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 18, 2004
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: in support of the California Municipal Utilities Association Petition for Modification of the Municipal Departing Load Decision.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 18, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in opposition to Petition of CMUA for modification of the Municipal Departing Load decision.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 18, 2004
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: in support of Petition of the California Municipal Utilities Association for Modification of the Municipal Departing Load Decision.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 18, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: in support of CMUA's Petition for Modification of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 18, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHEREN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Petition of the California Municipal Utilities Association for Modification of the Muncipal Departing Load Decision.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 8, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the Feb 5, 2004 Petition of SBC for Modification of Decision 03-04-034.

Type: RULING Filing Date: February 19, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: scheduling workshop on DA load growth issues on March 11.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 18, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: LATE FILED. On February 10, 2004, Dan Douglass, counsel for the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AREM) and the Western Power Trading Forum, met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were Mona Petrochko of Constellation New Energy. John Shife of Quiksilver and Brian Bethke, Ray Splinter, Glenn Barrett and Scott Moore of Albertson?s Inc., direct access customers, participated in the meeting by telephone. The parties discussed issues related to the alternate draft decision of Cmmr. Kennedy with regard to the petition for modification of D03-04-057. The parties urged support of the alternate draft decision. Additionally, the parties discussed the latest revised decision issued with regard to direct access growth issues, indicating that the use of workshops to discuss the load growth issues in greater detail could be productive. AREM and WPTF urged that the current decision be withdrawn so that the workshops could be held.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: February 17, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of D03-07-028.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 5, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply Comments on the January 21, 2004 Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer Regarding the Petitions to Modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: February 5, 2004
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: of Decision 03-05-034.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 5, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply Comments on Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer Regarding Load Growth on Direct Access Accounts

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 5, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply Comments on Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer Denying Petitions to Modify D03-04-057 and D03-02-055

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on report on technical workshop [pursuant to ALJ's January 22, 2004 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply Comments on the Energy Division Report on the December 16, 2003 Technical Workshop

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Reply Comments on the Energy Division Report on the December 16, 2003 Technical Workshop on the Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply Comments on the Determination of Direct Access and Departing Load Cost Responsibility for 2001-2002, 2003, and 2004

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: Reply Comments on the Alternate Departing Load Calculation

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Reply Comments Regarding the True-Up of Direct Access Cost Responsibility for 2001-02

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply Comments on the Workshop Report Addressing DA/DL Cost Responsibility Calculations for 2001-2004

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the Energy Division's Report.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: Reply; in response to ALJ Pulsifer's Ruling regarding the implementation of DA/DV cost responsibility obligation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 30, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on DWR's DA/DV cost responsibility calculations.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 28, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer Denying Petitions To Modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 28, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: on Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer denying Petitions to Modify Decisions 03-04-057 and D.02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 28, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding Load Growth on Direct Access Accounts.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 28, 2004
Filed By:
CALIOFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: on January 21, 2004 Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer denying Petitions to Modify Decisions 03-04-057 and D.02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 28, 2004
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: On the Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 28, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On the January 21, 2004 Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer Regarding the PetitionTo Modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 22, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On January 15, 2004, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations, Southern California Edison Company, sent an e-mail communication (attached to the notice) to Cmmrs. Peevey, Kennedy, Brown, and Wood. Copies of the email were also sent to Michael Campbell, advisor to Michael Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, Julie Fitch, advisors to Cmmr. Peevey, David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, and Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood. The correspondence concerned the draft decision denying Petitions to Modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055 and the alternate decision of Cmmr. Kennedy regarding Petition to Modify D03-04-057.

Type: RULING Filing Date: January 22, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: authorizing the filing of reply comments regarding DA/DL cost responsibility; reply comments are due on January 30, 2004.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 22, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On January 15, 2004, Peter Ouburg on behalf of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, sent a letter (attached to the notice) to ALJ Pulsifer. The letter concerns the draft decision denying petitions to modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 21, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: On January 15, 2004, Mona Petrochko of Constellation Energy, on behalf of the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AREM), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were Philippe Auclair of Mirant and Dan Douglass, counsel for AREM and the Western Power Trading Forum. The parties discussed issues related to the alternate draft decision of Cmmr. Kennedy with regard to the petition for modification of D03-04-057. The parties urged support of the alternate draft decision. Additionally, the parties representatives discussed the latest revised decision issued with regard to direct access growth issues, indicating that the provisions related to sharing contracts and conducting Commission spot audits were objectionable and administratively burdensome. The parties representatives urged that the decision be re-issued for full formal comment by all parties, as the changes represented significant modifications that deserved full debate.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: January 21, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Revised; Opinion Denying Petitions to Modify Decisions (D.) 03-04-057 and D.02-03-055. [Opening Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than January 28, 2004; Reply Comments are due no later than Feb 5, 2004.]

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 20, 2004
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply Comments regarding Draft Decision of Commissioner Kennedy

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on DWR DA/DL Cost Responsibility calculations.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Decision of Commissioner Kennedy regarding replacements and Relocations of Direct Access Accounts.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Decision of Commissioner Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Draft Decision of Commissioner Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: Reply; on the alternate departing load calculation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the determination of direct access and departing load cost responsibility for 2001-2002, 2003 and 2004.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the Workshop Report regarding the true-up of direct access cost responsibility for 2001-02.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
COALITION OF CALIFORNIA UTILITY EMPLOYEES
Description: on the Scope of Phase 2.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on Assigned Commissioner and ALJ's Ruling setting forth Scope of Phase 2.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on the Energy Division Report on the Dec 16, 2003 Technical Workshop.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on Report on Technical Workshop.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DOEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Energy Division's Report on the technical workshop regarding the Finalization of the cost responsibility obligations.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 16, 2004
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: in response to ALJ Pulsifer's Ruling regarding the implementation of DA/DL Cost Responsibility Obligation.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 12, 2004
Filed By:
CMMR/KENNEDY/PUC
Description: opinion regarding petition to modify D03-04-057. Comments are due January 16, 2004; reply comments - January 20, 2004.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 5, 2004
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: January 5, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer re replacements and relocations of direct access accounts.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 29, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: on draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 29, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer re replacements and relocations of direct access accounts.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 29, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: opening; on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer re petition to modify D03-04-057.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 29, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: reply; to the revised draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer re petitions to modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 29, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
Description: reply; on ALJ Pulsifer's opinion denying petitions to modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055.

Type: RULING Filing Date: December 23, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Revises schedule to implement Direct Access/Departing Load Cost Responsibility obligation. Extends the date for reply comments set in the November 21, 2003, from January 9 to January 16, 2004.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 22, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding Petitions to Modify D.03-04-057 and D.02-02-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 22, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
JOINT PARTIES: SBC SERVICES, INC.,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: on the revised draft decision denying petitions to modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 22, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
Description: on the draft decision denying petitions to modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 22, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on ALJ Pulsifer's Dec. 9, 2003 Opinion denying Petitions to Modify Decision 03-04-057 and Decision 02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 19, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding the Petition for Modification of D.03-04-057 addressing relocations and replacements of Direct Access Accounts.

Type: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Filing Date: December 19, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Replacement; for the Reply Comments on Rehearing Issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 19, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on Draft Decision adopting short-term proxy.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the limited Rehearing granted of Decision 03-08-076.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to comments on Rehearing Issues.

Type: PETITION Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to intervene; reply comments attached.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On December 12, 2003, Dan L. Carroll, counsel to the Merced Irrigation District (MID), met with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Carroll urged the Commission to stay the course on the issue of whether the Commission may bind future Commissions if it approves the Proposed Settlement Agreement (PSA). Carroll stated his view that ALJ Barnett's proposed decision concerning binding future commissions is precisely correct. Carroll stated further that a decision to bind future commissions could be vulnerable on appeal and impact the Commission's credibility. Carroll expressed concern that outcomes in cases unrelated to the bankruptcy could be attacked by PG&E under the portions of the PSA requiring the Commission to facilitate and maintain PG&E's investment grade credit rating. Carroll also expressed concern over Section 2(j), which might be interpreted to shift the normal burden of proof at the Commission.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on CRS exemption for new load of publicly owned utilities [in accordance with the October 20, 2003 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
Description: reply [in accordance with the October 20, 2003 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; concerning issues identified for rehearing [in accordance with the October 20, 2003 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on rehearing issues [in accordance with the October 20, 2003 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply [in accordance with the October 20, 2003 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: re 'new municipal load' issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF IRVINE
Description: reply; on rehearing issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 16, 2003
Filed By:
RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL UTILITY
Description: reply; on CRS exemption for new load of publicly owned utilities [pursuant to October 20, 2003 ruling.]

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 9, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On December 5, 2003, Dan L. Carroll, counsel to the Merced Irrigation District (MID), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, William Booth, counsel for the California Large Industrial Customers Association, and Keith McCrea, counsel for California Manufacturers and Technology Association. Carroll stated MID's strongly-held view that, in adopting a decision concerning the settlement between Commission and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the Commission could not bind future Commissions. Carroll stated that adopting such a decision would both be vulnerable on appeal and negatively impact the Commission's creditability.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: December 9, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: OPINION DENYING PETITIONS TO MODIFY. Comments are due by December 22, 2003; reply comments - December 30, 2003.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: December 9, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion adopting short-term price proxy. Comments are due by December 29, 2003; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: December 9, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Opinion re petition to modify D03-04-057. Comments are due by December 29, 2003; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: MISCELLANEOUS FILING Filing Date: December 9, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Supplemental Data for purposes of finalizing DA Cost responsibility.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: December 8, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: for Authority to File and Maintain Confidential, Commercially Sensitive, Proprietary Information Material Under Seal; Confidential Materials Attached and Filed Under Seal, namely, Unredacted Version of Supplemental Filing.

Type: SUPPLEMENT Filing Date: December 8, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Supplemental Filing in compliance with ALJ Ruling regarding implementation of DA/DL Cost Responsibility Obligation (Public Version).

Type: SUPPLEMENT Filing Date: December 8, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Supplemental Data for Finalization of DA Cost Obligations.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: December 4, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Description: to intervene.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the limited Rehearing granted in Decision 03-08-076.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
Description: regarding issues for rehearing [pursuant to D03-08-076 and the October 20, 2003 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: regarding ALJ's ruling re proceedings on rehearing issues (D03-07-028 and D03-08-076).

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: opening; regarding "New Municipal Load" issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: on the limited rehearing issues set forth in ALJ's October 20, 2003 ruling.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on CRS exemption for new load of publicly owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: concerning issues identified for rehearing as set forth in D03-08-076 (Allocation of CRS to New Municipal Load).

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF IRVINE
Description: opening; in response to the ALJ's ruling on rehearing issues directed by D03-08-076.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on rehearing issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 2, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: in response to ALJ Ruling regarding proceedings on Rehearing Issues as directed in Decision 03-08-076.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 1, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: LATE FILED. On November 20, 2003, Andrea Weller of Strategic Energy, on behalf of the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AREM), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Mona Petrochko of Constellation Energy, on behalf of AREM. Weller and Petrochko discussed the direct access (DA) load growth petition for modification and the possibility of a revised version of the original draft decision, and voiced support for the latest version issued by the Energy Division. Weller expressed concern about DA customers not receiving a credit for the reduction in the Department of Water Resources Revenue Requirement, and regarding DA customers getting credit for the amounts already contributed toward Pacific Gas and Electric Company's historical procurement charges.

Type: RULING Filing Date: November 21, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Revises schedule to implement DA/DL cost responsibility obligation, as follows: DWR provides cost responsibility calculations - 12/8/3; Energy Division Workshop report - 12/21/3; comments on Energy Division's report - 1/9/2004.

Type: RULING Filing Date: November 14, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Concerns implementation of DA/DL cost responsibility obligation. Directs DWR to file and serve the resulting model runs on November 24, 2003, and Edison - to file supplemental data on December 8, 2003. PG&E and SDG&E shall file any supplemental URG data on December 8, 2003; other parties' alternative calculations of DA/DL cost responsibility are due December 8, 2003; a workshop report by the Energy Divisio shall be filed and served within 5 working days following conclusion of the workshop. Parties' comments in response to the DA/DL cost responsibility modeling runs are due January 5, 2004.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 10, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer denying Petitions to Modify Decisions 03-04-057 and 02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 10, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SBC SERVICES, INC.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Description: Reply; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: November 5, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: to Comments on Petition for Modification.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 3, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: concerning the Draft Decision with regard to Petitions to Modify Decisions D.03-04-057 and D.02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 3, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Description: in opposition to draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer denying Joint Petitioners' Petition to Modify D03-04-057.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 3, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 3, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer denying Petitions to Modify Decisions D.03-04-057 and D.02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 3, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Draft Decision denying Petitions to Modify Decisions D.03-04-057 and D.02-03-055.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: October 29, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the petition for modification of Albertson's, Inc., et al., re D03-04-057.

Type: REQUEST Filing Date: October 27, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: for Award of Compensation for Substantial Contributions to Decision No.02-03-055, D.02-04-067, D.02-11-022, D.02-12-027, D.03-04-030, D.03-05-034, D.03-06-035, D.03-07-030, D.03-07-028, D.03-08-076 regarding Direct Access Exit Fees and related issues,

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: October 27, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to petition for modification of Albertson's, Inc., et al. of D03-04-057.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: October 27, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to the Petition for Modification of D.03-04-057 by Albertson's, AREM and Western Power Trading Forum.

Type: RULING Filing Date: October 20, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: re proceedings on rehearing issues as directed in D03-08-076. Opening comments are due December 2, 2003, and reply comments - December 16, 2003.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: October 14, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: denying petitions to modify D03-04-057 and D02-03-055; comments are due by November 3, 2003; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 10, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: regarding the Price Proxy for the Short-Term Commodity Cost of Electricity.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 10, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on the status report on August 29, 2003, rule 22 Workshop re implementation of a short-term price proxy for "Safe Harbor" customers [pursuant to the September 25, 2003 ruling].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 10, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: regarding the proxy price to be used to estimate short-term commodity costs.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: October 10, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Proxy to be used to estimate the short term price of power used to serve direct access customers temporarily returning to bundled service.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: September 25, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: of D03-04-057.

Type: RULING Filing Date: September 25, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants a request of Rule 22 Workshop participants to file an additional brief re price proxy; the brief is due on October 10, 2003.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 25, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to the Joint Motion to Strike Reply.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: September 19, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP
SBC SERVICES, INC.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Description: Joint; to Strike Reply of [Edison] in support of Petition for Clarification of D.02-03-055.

Type: REPORT Filing Date: September 15, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Status Report on August 29, 2003, Rule 22 workshop re implementation of a short term price proxy for "Safe Harbor" (TBS) customers.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 12, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in opposition to motion of CVP Group to reopen and supplement record.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: September 8, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: On September 3, 2003, Len Pettis of the California State University (CSU) met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, Jill Blackwelder and Joe Stagner of University of California (UC) at Davis, and Dian Grueneich of Grueneich Resource Advocates. Grueneich provided background on UC/CSUs support for the June 5, 2003 motion by the Federal Preference Power/CVP customer on WAPA power. Grueneich also urged the Commission not to issue a decision until it considers the new Department of Water Resources evidence. Pettis discussed the CUS WAPA allocations. Stagner and Blackwelder added information on the UC Davis WAPA allocations.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: September 3, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: on Edison's petition for clarification of D02-03-055.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 3, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
Description: to Petition of [EDISON] to Modify Decision 02-03-055.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 3, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP
SBC SERVICES, INC.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to Petition by [EDISON] for clarifcation of D.02-03-055.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 3, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: joint; to petition of Edison for clarification of D02-03-055.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 3, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: on Edison's petition for modification of D02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: September 2, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; in support of draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer resolving motion of Central Valley Project Group.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 2, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: joint; to SBC Services et al.'s petition to modify D03-04-057.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 2, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to petition of SBC Services, et al. to modify D03-04-057.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 2, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: to petition of SBC Services, et al., to modify D03-04-057.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: September 2, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: LATE FILED. On August 26, 2003, Andrea Weller of Strategic Energy, on behalf of the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AREM), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Mona Petrochko of Constellation Energy, on behalf of AREM. AREM representatives expressed support for draft resolution E-3843 issued by the Energy Division with regard to the switching exemption advice letters filed by the utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: September 2, 2003
Filed By:
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT PREFERENCE POWER POST-2004 IMPLEMENTATION GROUP
Description: reply; on draft decision re motion for expedited clarification.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: September 2, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: reply; on the draft decision resolving the motion of the Central Valley Project Preference Power Post-2004 Implementation Group.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; regarding the finalization of competition transition charge requirements for 2001 through 2003.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: in support of Motion of Central Valley Project Preference Power Post-2004 Implementation Group to reopen and supplement record concerning Motion for Expedited Clarification of the Scope of Issues involving Federal Preference Power customers.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: regarding ALJ's Ruling soliciting comments on the criteria for new load exception for existing publicly owned utilities.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT PREFERENCE POWER POST-2004 IMPLEMENTATION GROUP
Description: On August 28, 2003, Dan Carroll, counsel for the Central Valley Project Preference Power Post-2004 Implementation Group (CVP Group), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Stuart Robertson, consultant for CVP Group. Carroll addressed the draft decision (DD), which grants in part and denies in part CVP Groups motion for expedited clarification of the scope of issues. Carroll requested that the DD be held so that there would be time to consider the CVP Groups motion to reopen and supplement record. Robertson pointed out that the CVP Group is not trying to avoid costs for which its members should be liable, and in fact, the CVP Group had agreed that it was proper for certain of its members to be responsible for the Bond Charge; however, evidence exists that shows they should not be liable for Department of Water Resources future contracting costs. With respect to the issue in the DD concerning authority to collect Cost Responsibility Surcharges from preference power customers, Carroll stated that Pacific Gas and Electric Company should not be allowed to claim a right to collect charges which it does not have authority to collect and that the DD should be revised to recognize that.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; on ALJ's Ruling soliciting comments on the criteria for new load exception for existing publicly owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; regarding ALJ's Ruling soliciting comments on the crieria for new load exception for existing publicly owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; on the criteria for new load exception for existing publicly owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; re: criteria for new load exception [pursuant to the July 23, 2003 and August 4, 2003, rulings].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; in response to ALJ's rulings.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; in regard to competition transition charges requirements in 2001-2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 29, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; in response to ALJ 's ruling soliciting comments on the definition of new load for purposes of implementing D03-07-028.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: August 28, 2003
Filed By:
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT PREFERENCE POWER POST-2004 IMPLEMENTATION GROUP
Description: to reopen and supplement record concerning motion for expedited clarification on the scope of issues involving federal preference power customers.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 25, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on opinion resolving Motion of Central Valley Project Group.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 25, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in support of draft decision resolving motion of Central Valley Project Group.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 25, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: on draft decision resolving the motion of the Central Valley Project Preference Power Post-2004 Implementation Group.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 25, 2003
Filed By:
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT PREFERENCE POWER POST-2004 IMPLEMENTATION GROUP
Description: on draft decision concerning motion for expedited clarification.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Opening; regarding the Safe Harbor pricing proxy for transitional bundled service customers.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on Short-Term price proxy.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on finalization of competitive transition charge requirements for 2001-03.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: as to finalization of competition transition charges requirements for 2001-2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the determination of a safe harbor short-term pricing proxy.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on development of ongoing competition transition charge and the indifference amount for 2001-2002 and 2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: regarding the price proxy for the switching exemption decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in regards to implementation of short-term price proxy pursuant to Rehearing Order.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in regards to competition transition charges requirement for 2001-2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 22, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: regarding the finalization of competition transition charge requirements for 2001 through 2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 15, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in response to ALJ's ruling soliciting comments on the definition of 'new load' for purposes of implementing D03-07-028.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 15, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to ALJ Ruling soliciting comments on the criteria for new load exception for existing publicly owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 15, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: regarding ALJ Ruling soliciting comments on the criteria for new load exception for existing publicly owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 15, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: regarding ALJ Ruling soliciting comments on the criteria for new load exception for existing publicly owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 15, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the criteria for new load exception for existing publicly owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 15, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: in response to ALJ's rulings [of July 23].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: August 15, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: regarding criteria for new load exception [in response to ALJ's July 23, 2003 ruling].

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 11, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 11, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to Application for Rehearing of D03-07-028 by PG&E.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 11, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to Application of PG&E for Rehearing of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 11, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 11, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to PG&E's Application for Rehearing of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 11, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: August 5, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Comments due 8/25; Reply Comments due 5 days thereafter.

Type: PETITION Filing Date: August 4, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: for Clarification of Decision 02-03-055.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 4, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants, in part, CMUA's motion to stay, as set forth. Extends the due date for responses to the ALJ's July 23, 2003 ruling from August 11 to August 15, 2003, and the due date for reply comments - to August 29, 2003.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 4, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Solicits comments as to finalization of competition transition charges requirements for 2001-03: opening comments are due by August 22, 2003; reply comments - by August 29, 2003. Authorizes Edison to offer its relevant exhibits from the ERRA proceeding as a filing in this proceeding.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 4, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: re implementing short-term price proxy prusuant to rehearing order. Comments are due on August 22, 2003. Sets a Working Group meeting for August 29, 2003; a status report should be filed 10 days after the meeting, as set forth.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: August 1, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP
SBC SERVICES, INC.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: of Decision 03-04-057.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: August 1, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of D03-07-028.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: August 1, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of D03-07-028.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: August 1, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Description: of D03-07-028.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: August 1, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: August 1, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
Description: of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: August 1, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Decision 03-07-028.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: August 1, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
CITY OF IRVINE
Description: of D03-07-028.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: July 31, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to the Motion of the California Municipal Utilities Association to temporarily Stay ALJ's Ruling and for a Ruling shortening time to respond.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: July 31, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to motion of the CMUA to temporarily stay ALJ Ruling.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: July 31, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the Motion of California Municipal Utilities Association requesting a Stay of ALJ Pulsifer's Ruling to implement Decision 03-07-028.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: July 28, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to Temporarily Stay ALJ's Ruling and for a Ruling Shortening Time to Respond.

Type: RULING Filing Date: July 28, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Shortens time for replies to CMUA's July 25th motion; replies are due by July 31, 2003.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: July 25, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Decision 03-07-030.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 23, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON July 8, 2003 AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF July 15, 2003. On July 2, 2003, Jason Reiger, staff counsel, Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), met with Cmmr. Kennedy in an all-party meeting San Francisco. Also present were Cmmr. Brown, Brian Prusnek and Ross LaJeunesse, advisors to Cmmr. Kennedy, David Gamson and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Reiger stated its views that no clear linkage has been established between any load forecasts provided to the Department of Water Resources and the actual contracts signed, and that given the use of public policy in exempting different types of self-generation projects from various components of the Cost Responsibility Surcharge (CRS), the Commission should examine whether or not limited exemptions from CRS for types of departing municipal load would support the Commission?s overall policy goals.

Type: RULING Filing Date: July 23, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Solicits comments on the criteria for new load exception. Opening comments are due by August 11, 2003; reply comments - by August 25, 2003.

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT Filing Date: July 17, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Prehearing Conference Statement

Type: RULING Filing Date: July 14, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/MINKIN/PUC
Description: Regarding schedule for filing of any application for rehearing of D03-07-028 and/or D03-07-030: application for rehearing should be filed by August 1, 2003; response to such application - by August 11, 2003, as set forth.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 10, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On July 6, 2003, Stevan Emrick, General Counsel, South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID), met with Cmmr. Wood in San Francisco. Also present were Manuel Ramirez and Steven Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, and Chris L. Kiriakou of Cornerstone Consulting, consultant, and Ann L. Trowbridge, counsel, for SSJID. Emrick explained why it does not make sense to characterize SSJID as a new publicly owned utility for Cost Responsibility Surcharge (CRS) liability purposes. Trowbridge pointed out that there is no evidence in the record demonstrating that the California Department of Water Resources planned for, or incurred power purchase costs on behalf of, new load that has never taken service from an investor-owned utility. Trowbridge noted that, accordingly, no cost shifting to bundled customers should result if new load in SSJIDs service area is exempt from CRS.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 9, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on alternate draft pages of Cmmr. Lynch.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 9, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 8, 2003, Billy Blattner, Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), spoke with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, by telephone. Blattner stated that SDG&E tariffs are similar in structure to Pacific Gas and Electric Companys. Blattner suggested that the proposed decision be modified to apply the same core/noncore allocation separation criteria to SDG&E so as not to require splitting costumers within a single tariff schedule category. Blattner also noted that SDG&Es Competition Transition Cost Charges for 2001-02 period have been finalized and affirmed in several Commission decisions

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 9, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On July 3, 2003, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations of Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Cmmr. Wood and Cmmr. Lynch in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Wood also present was Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and with Cmmr. Lynch -Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch. Michael Hoover of SCE participated in both meetings. SCE representatives stressed the need for clarification of any decision with a requirement that the municipal utility be providing retail service and for an affective date of February 1, 2001 or alternatively, September 20, 2001.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch re order adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF IRVINE
Description: On July 2, 2003, Mike Ward, Council Member, the City of Irvine (Irvine), met with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present were Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and Judy Vonada, Assistant City Manager, John Phillips, an energy efficiency consultant, and Jose E. Guzman, Jr., an attorney, for Irvine. Ward explained that Irvine first authorized the formation of a municipal electrical utility in 2002, and has proceeded carefully with its due diligence on the subject since then, expending more than $400,000.00 of public funds. Ward explained that Irvines municipal utility was not interested in taking any existing electric customers away from Southern California Edison Company, but that Irvine would be serving only new customers, primarily in a currently undeveloped area of Irvine. Vonada stated that Irvine would decide whether to go forward with a municipal utility by August 2003, and that the time frame for serving new customers was fall, 2004. Guzman stated that the imposition of cost responsibility surcharges on new load to be served by Irvine utility would have a significant adverse impact on Irvines municipal utility and jeopardize the substantial investment of time and resources Irvine already has invested in its efforts to form a municipal utility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF IRVINE
Description: On July 2, 2003, Mike Ward, Council Member, the City of Irvine (Irvine), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Pres. Peevey, and Judy Vonada, Assistant City Manager, John Phillips, an energy efficiency consultant, and Jose E. Guzman, Jr., an attorney, for Irvine. Ward explained that Irvines municipal utility was not interested in taking any existing electric customers away from Southern California Edison Company, but that Irvine would be serving only new customers, primarily in a currently undeveloped area of Irvine. With respect to cost responsibility surcharges for municipal departing load, Phillips described the concept of creating an exemption from such charges for a municipal utility that committed to the use of a significant portion of its electric service revenues for energy efficiency programs. Irvine representatives cited its past commitments to energy efficiency initiatives and stated the Citys willingness to continue spending significant resources from its municipal utility to continue to advance such programs. Guzman stated that the imposition of cost responsibility surcharges on new load to be served by Irvine utility would have a significant adverse impact on Irvines municipal utility and jeopardize the substantial investment of time and resources Irvine already has invested in its efforts to form a municipal utility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
CI TY OF IRVINE
Description: On July 2, 2003, Mike Ward, Council Member, the City of Irvine (Irvine), met with Cmmr. Wood in San Francisco. Also present were Manuel Ramirez and, by telephone, Steven Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, and Judy Vonada, Assistant Manager, John Phillips, an energy efficiency consultant, and Jose E. Guzman, Jr., an attorney, for Irvine. Ward explained that Irvine first authorized the formation of a municipal electrical utility in 2002, and has proceeded carefully with its due diligence on the subject since then, expending more than $400,000.00 of public funds. Ward explained that Irvines municipal utility was not interested in taking any existing electric customers away from Southern California Edison Company, but that Irvine would be serving only new customers, primarily in a currently undeveloped area of Irvine. Vonada stated that Irvine would decide whether to go forward with a municipal utility by August 2003, and that the time frame for serving new customers was fall, 2004. Guzman stated that the imposition of cost responsibility surcharges on new load to be served by Irvine utility would have a significant adverse impact on Irvines municipal utility and jeopardize the substantial investment of time and resources Irvine already has invested in its efforts to form a municipal utility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On July 2, 2003, Jason Reiger, staff counsel, Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), met with Cmmr. Kennedy in an all-party meeting San Francisco. Also present were Cmmr. Brown and Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy. Reiger stated its views that no clear linkage has been established between any load forecasts provided to the Department of Water Resources and the actual contracts signed, and that given the use of public policy in exempting different types of self-generation projects from various components of the Cost Responsibility Surcharge (CRS), the Commission should examine whether or not limited exemptions from CRS for types of departing municipal load would support the Commissions overall policy goals.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF IRVINE
Description: On July 2, 2003, Mike Ward, Council Member, the City of Irvine (Irvine), attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Kennedy in San Francisco. Also present were Cmmr. Brown, Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, and representatives of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Southern California Edison Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Modesto, South San Joaquin, and Turlock Irrigation Districts, Cities of Hercules, Industry, Corona, San Marcos, and of the California Municipal Utilities Association. Ward explained that Irvine first authorized the formation of a municipal electrical utility in 2002, and has proceeded carefully with its due diligence on the subject since then, expending more than $400,000.00 of public funds. Ward explained that Irvines municipal utility was not interested in taking any existing electric customers away from Southern California Edison Company, but that Irvine would be serving only new customers, primarily in a currently undeveloped area of Irvine. Ward stated that none of the current proposed or alternate decisions satisfied Irvine, but that Cmmr. Browns alternate - without a date limitation - would be preferred.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 3, 2003, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Wood, in San Francisco. Also present were Steve Weissman and Manuel Ramirez, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Cherries stated that the Commission should approve ALJ Pulsifers decision and reject the Cmmr. Browns alternate. In the alternative, Cherry suggested minor changes to Cmmr. Lynchs alternate that would be acceptable to PG&E. Keane stated that municipal utilities and irrigation districts should not escape legitimately incurred charges made on the behalf of all customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 2, 2003, Lee Schavrien, Vice President, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmrs. Brown and Kennedy in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Brian Prusnek and Ross LaJeunesse, advisors to Cmmr. Kennedy, David Gamson and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for SDG&E, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Schavrien stated that SDG&E believes the draft decision treats all customers fairly and correctly interprets the record, although the Cmmr. Lynch alternate reaches a similar outcome. Schavrien stated further that the Cmmr. Brown alternate unfairly shifts costs to bundled customers despite clear evidence that SDG&E did not reduce growth forecasts to account for the possibility of Municipal Departing Load (MDL) and that the Department of Water Resources purchased power to serve load growth thought the state, including MDL. Schavrien concluded that it is a slippery slope to create extra-record exemptions to responsibilities for costs that were incurred on behalf of customers.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the coordination of this proceeding with the evaluation of the DWR revised 2003 revenue requirement, pursuant to the ALJ's ruling re. coordination of issues with A00-11-038 et al.

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: [pursuant to the June 16, 2003 ALJ Allen's ruling (in A00-11-038, et al.) and June 24 ALJ Pulsifer's ruling (in R02-01-011)].

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Grant of Request for Ex Parte meeting.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 1, 2003, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were David Rubin, Director, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Cherries stated that the Commission should approve ALJ Pulsifer's decision and reject the Cmmr. Brown's alternate. In the alternative, Cherry suggested minor changes to Cmmr. Lynch's alternate that would be acceptable to PG&E. Rubin stated that municipal utilities and irrigation districts should not escape legitimately incurred charges made on the behalf of all customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On July 1, 2003, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Kennedy in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, David Rubin, Director, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, for PG&E, and other attendees. Cherries stated that the Commission should approve ALJ Pulsifer's decision and reject the Cmmr. Brown's alternate, or in the alternative, adopt the Cmmr. Lynch's alternate with minor modifications. Rubin stated that municipal utilities and irrigation districts should not escape legitimately incurred charges made on the behalf of all customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 2, 2003, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Cherries stated that the Commission should approve ALJ Pulsifer's decision and reject the Cmmr. Brown's alternate. In the alternative, Cherry suggested minor changes to Cmmr. Lynch's alternate that would be acceptable to PG&E. Rubin stated that municipal utilities and irrigation districts should not escape legitimately incurred charges made on the behalf of all customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 1, 2003, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Cherries stated that the Commission should approve ALJ Pulsifer's decision and reject the Cmmr. Brown's alternate. In the alternative, Cherry suggested minor changes to Cmmr. Lynch's alternate that would be acceptable to PG&E. Rubin stated that municipal utilities and irrigation districts should not escape legitimately incurred charges made on the behalf of all customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 2, 2003, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present were David Rubin, Director, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Cherries stated that the Commission should approve ALJ Pulsifer's decision and reject the Cmmr. Brown's alternate. In the alternative, Cherry suggested minor changes to Cmmr. Lynch's alternate that would be acceptable to PG&E. Rubin stated that municipal utilities and irrigation districts should not escape legitimately incurred charges made on the behalf of all customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On July 2, 2003, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations of Southern California Edison Company (SCE), sent to Cmmr. Brown a memorandum with the attachment (attached to the notice). A copy of the memorandum and attachment was also submitted to David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. The memorandum concerns the responsibility of Municipal Departing Load for Cost Responsibility Surcharge.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Draft Decision Pages of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Draft Decision Pages of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Pages of Commissioner Lynch on Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Draft Pages of Commissioner Lynch regarding cost responsibility for Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: Draft Pages of Commissioner Lynch to the Alternate Proposed Draft Decision of Commissioner Brown.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: draft pages of Cmmr. Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: draft pages of Cmmr. Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on Coordination Issues in Response to the ALJ Ruling dated June 24, 2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: in response to ALJ Pulsifer's ruling regarding coordination of issues with Application 00-11-038 et al.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: July 7, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: pursuant to ALJ Ruling.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 3, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply; Draft Decision of Commissioner Lynch regarding the DA CRS CAP.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: July 3, 2003
Filed By:
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT PREFERENCE POWER POST - 2004 IMPLEMENTATION GROUP
Description: to Responses of PG&E and Southern California Edison Company to Motion for Expedited Clarification.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 3, 2003
Filed By:
IRVINE COMPANY
Description: On July 1, 2003, Heather Colbert of The Irvine Company (TIC), met with Cmmr. Kennedy in San Francisco. Also present were Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, Steve Roscow, Energy Division, Larry Chaset, Legal Division, and Clyde Murley, Grueneich Resource Advocates, and Patricia Eckert, for TIC. TIC representatives discussed analysis performed by TIC that suggest that the Direct Access (DA) Cost Responsibility Surcharge (CRS) imposed on Southern California Edison Company (SCE) DA customers may be too high and discussed the need for an audit of the components of the DA CRS. TIC representatives identified a specific concern about the SCE Historic Procurement Charge possibly being too high due to apparent inclusion of stranded costs not related to the energy crisis and therefore not properly eligible for inclusion in the DA CRS.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: July 3, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the alternate of Cmmr. Lynch on the DA CRS Cap.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 1, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On June 27, 2003, Stevan M. Stroud, General Manager, South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Chris L. Kiriakou of Cornerstone Consulting, consultant, and Ann L. Trowbridge, counsel, for SSJID. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. SSJID representatives emphasized that it does not believe it appropriate to apply Cost Responsibility Surcharge (CRS) to new load in SSJIDs service area. Stroud explained why it does not make sense to characterize SSJID as a new publicly owned utility for CRS liability purposes. Trowbridge pointed out that there is no evidence in the record demonstrating that the California Department of Water Resources planned for, or incurred power purchase costs on behalf of, new load that has never taken service from an investor-owned utility. Trowbridge noted that, accordingly, no cost shifting to bundled customers should result if new load in SSJIDs service area is exempt from CRS.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: June 30, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Northern Cal. Power Agency's Petition to Intervene.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch on the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch on the direct access cost responsibility cap.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch re the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch re the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY L.L.C.
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch re the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: Draft Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: Draft Decision.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch on the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch on the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 27, 2003
Filed By:
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch on the DA CRS cap.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 26, 2003
Filed By:
CMMR/LYNCH/PUC
Description: pages of Order Adopting Cost Responsibility Surcharge Mechanisms for Municipal Departing Load. Comments are due on July 7, 2003.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: June 26, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Motion for Clarification of the CVP Group.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: June 26, 2003
Filed By:
THE IRVINE COMPANY
Description: of grant of request for ex parte meeting.

Type: RULING Filing Date: June 24, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Coordinates issues with A00-11-038 et al. Solicits comments re coordination issues; comments are due by July 7, 2003.

Type: PETITION Filing Date: June 19, 2003
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
Description: To Intervene; Comments Attached

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: June 19, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Central Valley Project Preference Power Post-2004 Implementation Group Motion For Clarification

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: June 19, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to the motion of the CVP Post-2004 Implementation Group.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: June 17, 2003
Filed By:
COM/LYNCH/PUC
Description: Comments due by 6/27; reply comments due by 7/3/03.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply; on the Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding the DA CRS Cap

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 11, 2003, Lee Schavrien, Vice President, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present was Billy Blattner, SDG&E CPUC Relations Manager. Schavrien stated that SDG&E believes the draft decision treats all customers fairly and correctly interprets the record. Schavrien stated further that the alternate unfairly shifts costs to bundled customers despite clear evidence that the Department of Water Resources purchased power to serve load growth thought the state, including Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: reply; to the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer re the Direct Access Customer Responsibility Charge.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer on the Cost Responsibility Surcharge cap and undercollection.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer on the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: reply [on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer on the direct access cost responsibility cap.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 16, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision on the CRS Cap

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 11, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On June 4, 2003, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations of Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present were Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and Michael R. Hoover, Director of Regulatory Affairs, SCE. SCE representatives expressed support for the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer. SCE representatives stated, however, that the alternate of Cmmr. Brown would be acceptable if modified to make clear that any municipal utility established after February 1, 2001 should be responsible to pay Cost Responsibility Surcharges. SCE representatives expressed its view that the Commission should not be advocating efforts by municipalities to escape costs associated with the Department of Water Resources costs and ongoing utility obligations.

Type: RULING Filing Date: June 11, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Grants the Central Valley Project Preference Power's (CVP Group) motion to intervene filed on June 4, 2003. Responses to the June 4th CVP Group's motion for expedited clarification are due by June 19, 2003. Grants the motions to intervene filed by City of Irvine, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, and City of Industry.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 10, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: On June 6, 2003, Karen Norene Mills, attorney for the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF), spoke by telephone with Kevin P. Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Mills addressed the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer (PD) regarding the Direct Access cap on the Direct Access Responsibility Surcharge. Mills indicated CFBF's support for an allocation of the shortfall between core and noncore customers as provided in the PD, with agricultural customers included in the core.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on Proposed Decision.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 4, 2003, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present were Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and David Rubin, Director, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Cherry stated that the non-by-passable fee should ensure that all customers pay their fair share of costs that were incurred on their behalf. Rubin outlined the sorts of costs that should be included in the non-by-passable fee.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 4, 2003, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Wood in San Francisco. Also present were William Stock, Chief, and Karen Tomcala, Vice President, Regulatory Relations, and David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Stock noted that PG&E supports the proposed decision by ALJ Pulsifer as it resolves the matter in a way which is fair to all customers. Cherry stated that PG&E opposes the alternate by Cmmr. Brown because it would unfairly shift costs to customers who remain with the utility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On June 3, 2003, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations of Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Michael R. Hoover, Director of Regulatory Affairs, SCE. SCE representatives expressed support for the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer. SCE representatives stated, however, that the alternate of Cmmr. Brown would be acceptable if modified to make clear that any municipal utility established after February 1, 2001 should be responsible to pay Cost Responsibility Surcharges. SCE representatives expressed its view that the Commission should not be advocating efforts by municipalities to escape costs associated with the Department of Water Resources costs and ongoing utility obligations.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding the direct access surcharge cap

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer on the direct access cost responsibility cap subsequent to July 1, 2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: on the proposed decision on the CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY L.L.C.
Description: on proposed decision re reevaluation of the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: on draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer re the DA CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on the Proposed Decision concerning the level of the CRS cap

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: Opening; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer on the cost responsibility surcharge cap and undercollection

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Opening; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding the direct access cost responsibility surcharge cap.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer on the DA CRS cap

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
IRVINE COMPANY
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding the direct access cost responsibility surcharge cap

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: June 9, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: Opening; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding Direct Access Cost Responsibility Cap.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 6, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
Description: On June 3, 2003, John Ballas, Director of Public Works for the City of Industry (City), met with Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were Richard Mrlik, consultant, and Jose E. Guzman, Jr., attorney, for the City. At the meeting with David Gamson also present was Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Pres. Peevey. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. The parties discussed cost responsibility surcharges for municipal departing load (MDL). Guzman stated that the City supports Cmmr. Browns alternate and opposes the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Pulsifer. Ballas stated that the City has invested over $4 million and countless staff time in planning and formation of its municipal electric utility. Mrlik stated that if the PD was adopted, the Citys substantial investment in its electric service would be severely impaired. The Citys representatives discussed the concept of service territory as it related to the MDL issue. Guzman stated that an IOUs service territory is established by franchises but that such franchises are almost always non-exclusive franchises. Guzman noted that in the case of the City, the franchise it granted to Southern California Edison Company is a non-exclusive franchise.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 6, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On May 29, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association, met with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaising discussed ALJs proposed decision and Cmmr. Browns alternate. Blaising indicated that, as between the two decisions, CUMA supports the alternate. Blaising further explained that the record supports modifications to the alternate.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 5, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On June 3, 2003, Christopher J. Mayer, Assistant General Manager Planning and Marketing, Modesto Irrigation District (Modesto), met with Cmmr. Lynch and Cmmr. Brown in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Lynch also present was Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and with Cmmr. Brown - David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Joy A. Warren, Modestos Senior Staff Attorney, participated in both meetings. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Mayer and Warren indicated Modestos support for Cmmr. Browns alternate in the municipal departing load cost recovery surcharge phase of this proceeding. Mayer and Warren further indicated that Modesto believes the record, and established law and policy, support an exemption for all departing load, new and existing, served by Modesto. Mayer and Warren concluded that no exit fees should be imposed upon the departing load within Modestos electric service area.

Type: MISCELLANEOUS FILING Filing Date: June 5, 2003
Filed By:
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT PREFERENCE POWER POST-2004 IMPLEMENTATION GROUP
Description: Declaration of Stuart Robertson In Support Of Motion For Expedited Clarification Of The Scope Of Issues Involving Federal Preference Power Customers

Type: MOTION Filing Date: June 5, 2003
Filed By:
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT PREFERNCE POWER POST-2004 IMPLEMENTATION GROUP
Description: To Intervene. Members of the CVP Post-2004 Implementation Group include the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District, Banta-Carbona Irrigation District, Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, Cawelo Water District, James Irrigation District, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, Lower Tule River Water District, Princeton-Cordua Irrigation Districts, Reclamation District 108, San Luis Water District, Santa Clara Water District, Sonoma County Water Agency, West Side Irrigation District, Westlands Water District, and the West Stanislaus Irrigation District.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: June 5, 2003
Filed By:
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT PREFERENCE POWER POST-2004 IMPLEMENTATION GROUP
Description: For Expedited Clarification Of The Scope Of Issues Involving Federal Preference Power Customers

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 5, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 2, 2003, William Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, PG&E. Stock noted that PG&E supports the proposed decision by ALJ Pulsifer as it resolves the matter in a way that is fair to all customers. Rubin stated that PG&E opposes the alternate by Cmmr. Brown because it would unfairly shift costs to customers who remain with the utility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 5, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 2, 2003, Lee Schavrien, Vice President, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Wood in San Francisco. Also present were Steven Weissman and Manuel Ramirez, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, SDG&E. Schavrien stated that SDG&E believes the draft decision treats all customers fairly and correctly interprets the record. Schavrien further stated that the alternate unfairly shifts costs to bundled customer despite clear evidence that the Department of Water Resources purchased power to serve load growth throughout the state, including municipal departing load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 5, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 2, 2003, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, and Lee Schavrien, Vice President, for SDG&E. Katz stated that SDG&E believes the draft decision treats all customers fairly and correctly interprets the record. Schavrien further stated that the alternate unfairly shifts costs to bundled customer despite clear evidence that the Department of Water Resources purchased power to serve load growth throughout the state, including municipal departing load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 5, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On June 2, 2003, Christopher J. Mayer, Assistant General Manager Planning and Marketing, Modesto Irrigation District (Modesto), met with Cmmr. Wood in San Francisco. Also present were Manuel Ramirez and Steven Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, and Joy A. Warren, Modestos Senior Staff Attorney. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Mayer and Warren indicated Modestos support for Cmmr. Browns alternate in the municipal departing load cost recovery surcharge phase of this proceeding. Mayer and Warren further indicated that Modesto believes the record, and established law and policy, support an exemption for all departing load, new and existing, served by Modesto. Mayer and Warren concluded that no exit fees should be imposed upon the departing load within Modestos electric service area.

Type: PETITION Filing Date: June 3, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF INDUSTRY
Description: to intervene

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 2, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On May 29, 2003, Garith Krause, Assistant General Manager, Finance and Electric Services, Merced Irrigation District (Merced), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present was Dan L. Carroll, counsel for Merced. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Carroll and Krause expressed Merceds support for Cmmr. Browns alternate addressing the issue of municipal departing load cost responsibility surcharges (CRS), in particular, the alternates inclusion of a greenfields exemption from CRS for new load. Carroll stated that Merced is concerned that the alternate could leave some unintentional loopholes that could lead to claims that the exemption does not apply to greenfileds development for Merced. Krause pointed out that unlike some other publicly owned utilities including irrigation districts, Merced does not have an exclusive service area. Krause explained that Merceds boundaries overlap those of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), such that Merced has a non-exclusive service area within which it competes with PG&E. Carroll also addressed the California Municipal Utilities Association principles and stated that the principles overlook the issues that an irrigation district such as Merced has because of its non-exclusive service area. Carroll stated that those principles should undergo more examination. Carroll then urged that the alternate also be revised to include some capped exemption to existing load of municipal power providers, including irrigation districts. Krause noted that Merced customers are also paying energy crisis costs and that to require Merced customers to pay a CRS on top of bearing Merceds own energy crisis costs would amount to an unfair double collection.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 2, 2003
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On May 28, 2003, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President of Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU), met with Pres. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Julie Fitch and Kevin Coughlan, advisors to Pres. Peevey, and Lee Schavrien, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, SEU. SEU representatives discussed Municipal Departing Load (MDL). Katz stated that San Diego Gas & Electric Company believes the draft decision treats all customers fairly and correctly interprets the record. Schavrien stated that the alternate draft decision unfairly shifts costs to bundled customers despite clear evidence that the Department of Water Resources purchased power to serve load growth throughout the state, including MDL.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 2, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On May 29, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association, had a telephone conversation with Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood. Blaising indicated that it would be fair to implement two counter-balancing changes to the Cmmr. Browns alternate: limit the scope of new load that is exempted and provide a limited exemption for historical levels of existing municipal departing load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 2, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On May 29, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present were Joy Warren and Chris Mayer, representing the Modesto Irrigation District (MID). Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaising explained that CMUA believes that the record supports modifications to Cmmr. Browns alternate. Warren pointed to Public Utilities Code Section 9610 and noted that service by MID to new and existing customers within the service areas designated by Section 9610 was anticipated by the Commission and the Legislature, and was accounted for by PG&E. Warren argued that new and existing customers served by MID within MIDs service area should be exempted from cost recovery surcharges.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 2, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On May 28, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Julie Fitch and Kevin Coughlan, advisors to Cmmr. Peevey, and Joy Warren and Chris Mayer, representing the Modesto Irrigation District (MID). Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Blaising explained that CMUA believes that the record supports modifications to Cmmr. Browns alternate. Warren and Mayer discussed the history of MIDs electric service and Public Utilities Code Section 9610 codifying its service areas. Warren and Mayer argued that new and existing customers served by MID within MIDs service area should be exempted from cost recovery surcharges.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 2, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On May 28, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco; and on May 29, 2003, spoke with David Gamson on the telephone. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaising discussed ALJ?s proposed decision and Cmmr. Brown?s alternate and noted that, as between the two decisions, CMUA supports the alternate. Blaising further explained that CMUA believes that the record supports modifications to Cmmr. Brown?s alternate. During the May 29, 2003 telephone conversation with David Gamson, Blaising indicated that it would be unfair to modify the alternate decision to limit the scope of new load, without also providing for an exemption for historically base incidents of municipal departing load.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: May 27, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: to the applications for rehearing of D03-05-034, the switching exemption decision. [Pursuant to the May 9, 2003 ruling].

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: May 27, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the Applications For Rehearing of Decision 03-05-034 Adopting Rules Providing For A Switching Exemption

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 22, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On May 19, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) met with Cmmr. Wood in San Francisco. Also present were Manuel Ramirez and Steven Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Blaisng discussed the ALJs proposed decision and Cmmr. Browns alternate and stated that, as between the two decisions, CMUA supports the alternate. Blaising further explained that CMUA believes that the record supports modifications to the alternate that are consistent with the principles CMUA appended to its opening comments on the proposed decisions.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 22, 2003
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: On May 19, 2003, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition, Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Kahl described concerns of the parties regarding the advice letters of Southern California Edison Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company, which were filed in D03-04-030.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 20, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: on use of Data Response.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: May 20, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Comments are due 6/9; reply comments due 5 days after comments are filed..

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 20, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On May 15, 2003, Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), spoke by telephone with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy. Blattner stated that SDG&E believes the draft decision treats all customers fairly and correctly interprets the record. Katz further stated that the alternate unfairly shifts costs to bundled customer despite clear evidence that the Department of Water Resources purchased power to serve load growth throughout the state, including municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and alternate of Cmmr. Brown adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Decision 03-05-034.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Application for Rehearing of Decision 03-05-034 adopting Rules for Switching Exemption.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK (TURN)
Description: Application for Rehearing of Decision 03-05-034 regarding the Direct Access Switching Exemption.

Type: PETITION Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF IRVINE
Description: to intervene; comments on proposed decision and alternate attached.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the alternate of Cmmr. Brown re: cost responsibility for municipal departing load

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on proposed and alternate decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and on the Proposed Alternate Decision of Commissioner Brown regarding Cost Responsibility for Municipal Departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; regarding the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Proposed Alternate Decision of Commr. Brown: Order adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Proposed Alternate Decision of Commr. Brown: Order adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Description: Reply; on the Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown on the cost responsibility surcharge for municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and on the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Brown regarding Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on the Data Response of Navigant Consulting on behalf of DWR.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: on May 13, 2003 Data Responses by the California Department of Water Resources.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: on the Navigant Consulting, Inc. updated Estimates of 2001-2002 Undercollections attributable to Direct Access Customers.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: on the data response described in the ALJ's May 12, 2003 Ruling providing notice and opportunity to comment on data response

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the revised data response re: Accrued Direct Access Undercollections.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on data provided by the California Department of Water Resources to the Energy Division

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on Navigant recorded CRS undercollection figures. [Pursuant to the rulings of May 12 and 13, 2003].

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 19, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on the draft municipal departing load decisions.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 16, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and on the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Brown on Cost Responsibility Surcharge Mechanisms for Municipal Departing Load.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: May 16, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of Scheduled Ex Parte meetings.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 16, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On May 13, 2003, William Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, PG&E. Stock noted that PG&E supports the proposed decision by ALJ Pulsifer as it resolves the matter in a way that is fair to all customers. Keane stated that PG&E opposes the alternate by Cmmr. Brown because it would unfairly shift costs to customers who remain with the utility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 13, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On May 6, 2003, Sabrina Chaw, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in three separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present was Mark Huffman, Attorney, PG&E. Chaw stated that while the Commission and the Legislature was still deciding about long-term procurement plans and the impact on direct access (DA), PG&E believes that the proposed decision (PD) should only be interim, and not prejudge either the Commission?s or the Legislature's efforts on long-term plans. Chaw stated that PG&E is recommending a compromise between the PD and Cmmr. Wood's alternate, specifically, that DA customers be able to take procurement service from the utility for a 60-day 'safe harbor' in order to facilitate commercial transactions between DA customers and Energy Service Providers, but if the customer takes the service longer than 60 days, then the customer should not be able to return to DA service until the current suspension of DA is lifted. Regarding the price charged for these safe-harbor customers, Chaw stated that PG&E recommends that the customers be obligated to pay the bundled price, unless the short term total cost is higher than the total generation component of the bundled price, in which case the customer should pay the short-term total cost.

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 13, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Provides calculation of the 2001-2002 recorded undercolection that supercedes the document provided in the ruling dated May 12, 2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Proposed Alternate Decision of Commissioner Brown concerning municipal departing load.

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Provides parties with opportunity to comment on the attached 2001/2002 CRS True-Up Worksheet; comments are due by May 19, 2003.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to intervene as an interested party; comments on the proposed decision and alternate decision attached.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmr. Brown adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer and alternate of Cmmr. Brown on the cost responsibility surcharge for municpal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the proposed decision and alternate adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on proposed decision and alternate.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: on draft municipal departing load decisions.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: on the proposed decision adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Proposed Alternate Decision of Commissioner Brown regarding cost responsibility for Municipal Departing Load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 12, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Brown on cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load.

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 9, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: shortening time to respond; Application for rehearing of D03-05-034 or D03-05-036 due 5/19; responses due 5/27/03.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 8, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On May 5, 2003, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations of Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Foster expressed concern regarding the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Pulsifer on the Switching Exemption for direct access customers. Foster stated that, at the least, customers taking advantage of the safe harbor provision contained in the PD should have to pay the full incremental cost of serving them. Foster noted that the incremental cost could be substantially higher than the short-term power cost used in the PD. Foster further stated that the minimum term for returning to bundled service should be five years.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 8, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On May 6, 2003, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations of Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present was Michael R. Hoover, Director of Regulatory Affairs, SCE. Foster expressed concern regarding the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Pulsifer on the Switching Exemption for direct access customers. Foster stated that, at the least, customers taking advantage of the safe harbor provision contained in the PD should have to pay the full incremental cost of serving them. Foster noted that the incremental cost could be substantially higher than the short-term power cost used in the PD. Foster further stated that the minimum term for returning to bundled service should be five years.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 7, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: Reply;

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 7, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On May 2, 2003, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, SDG&E. Katz stated that SDG&E believes the draft decision treats all customers fairly and correctly interprets the record. Katz further stated that the alternate unfairly shifts costs to bundled customer despite clear evidence that the Department of Water Resources purchased power to serve load growth throughout the state, including municipal departing load.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; regarding the direct access cost responsibility surcharge cap.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On May 1, 2003, William Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Pres. Peevey, and Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Stock noted that PG&E supports the proposed decision by ALJ Pulsifer as it resolves the matter in a way which is fair to all customers. Stock stated that PG&E opposes the alternate by Cmmr. Brown because it would unfairly shift costs to customers who remain with the utility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On May 1, 2003, Sabrina Chaw, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, in San Francisco. Also present was Shari Rifas, Project Manager, Revenue Requirement, PG&E. Chaw stated that while the Commission and the Legislature was still deciding about long-term procurement plans and the impact on direct access (DA), PG&E believes that the proposed decision (PD) should only be interim, and not prejudge either the Commissions or the Legislatures efforts on long-term plans. Chaw stated that PG&E is recommending a compromise between the PD and Cmmr. Wood?s alternate, specifically, that DA customers be able to take procurement service from the utility for a 60-day safe harbor in order to facilitate commercial transactions between DA customers and Energy Service Providers, but if the customer takes the service longer than 60 days, then the customer should not be able to return to DA service until the current suspension of DA is lifted. Regarding the price charged for these safe-harbor customers, Chaw stated that PG&E recommends that the customers be obligated to pay the bundled price, unless the short term total cost is higher than the total generation component of the bundled price, in which case the customer should pay the short-term total cost.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; pursuant to the schedule established at the April 7, 2003 evidentiary hearing.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: Reply; on the direct access cost responsibility surcharge cap and attendant undercollections.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCATION
Description: Reply; on CRS cap issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Concurrent Reply; on the direct access surcharge cap and related issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; on the Cap for the Cost Responsibility Surcharge for Direct Access Customers.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge Cap.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: Reply; on reevaluation of the DA CRS Cap.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply; on the relook at the exit fee cap.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply; on the Draft Switching Exemption Decisions

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On April 30, 2003, William Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Also present was David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Stock noted that PG&E supports the proposed decision by ALJ Pulsifer as it resolves the matter in a way which is fair to all customers. Rubin stated that PG&E opposes the alternate by Cmmr. Brown because it would unfairly shift costs to customers who remain with the utility.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: reply; on the alternate of Cmmr. Wood.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Alternate Proposed Decision of Commr. Wood regarding the switching exemption.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the alternate Proposed Decision of Commr. Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the proposed decision and the alternate

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on the proposed decision concerning the switching exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on proposed decision on the switching exemption

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding switching exemption

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding the switching exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONOA
DEL TACO
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commr. Wood on the switching exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 5, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: Reply; on ALJ's Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision of Commr. Wood regarding rules for the switching exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 2, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the 2nd draft decision and the alternate regarding the cost treatment of 80 MW of Navy load

Type: REPLY Filing Date: May 2, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: To Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commr. Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: May 2, 2003
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: On the Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown, dated April 28, 2003

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
CMMR/BROWN/PUC
Description: [orginally released as the initial draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer mailed on January 28, 2003] comments are due by May 2, 2003.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: [2nd revised draft decision granting petition to modify that was previously mailed for comments on March 3, 2003]. Comments are due by May 2, 2003.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
Description: to intervene; comments on proposed and alternate decisions attached.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: of Cmmr. Wood of April 8, 2003 (switching exemption).

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Proposed Decision of Commissioner Wood and on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding Switching Exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on Proposed Decision on the Switching Exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: on proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer (the switching exemption) of April 8, 2003.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: on the proposed and alternate decisions

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on proposed and alternate decisions.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on proposed and alternate decisions.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on proposed and alternate decisions re rules for switching exemption

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and on the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Opening; on the Draft Switching Exemption Decisions.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and on the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Wood on the Switching Exemption.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 28, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: on the Proposed Decision of the ALJ and on the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Wood regarding Rules for the Switching Exemption.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 25, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the Application for Rehearing of Kern Oil & Refining Company on Cost Responsibility Surcharge Mechanisms for Customer Generation Departing Load.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 23, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: Opening; addressing the Review of the CAP for the Direct Access Cost Responsibility Charge.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
CMMR/BROWN/PUC
Description: [re: cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load] Opening comments due by May 12, 2003; reply comments - 5 days after opening comments are filed.

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Applications for rehearing of D03-04-057 are due 10 days after the issuance of the decision and must be filed by May 2, 2003; responses to the applications for rehearing - by May 9, 2003.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: [re: cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for municipal departing load] opening comments are due by May 12, 2003; reply - 5 days after opening comments are filed.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening; on the Cap for the Cost Responsibility Surcharge for Direct Access Customers.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: Opening;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening; regarding the Direct Access Cost Responsiblity Surcharge Cap.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Opening; regarding the Reassessment of the Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge Cap.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: Opening; on reevaluation of the DA CRS Cap.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Opening; on the Relook at the Exit Fee Cap.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/FARRAR/PUC
Description: Opening; on the Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge Cap and Attendant Undercollections.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening; on CRS CAP Issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Concurrent Opening.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: April 22, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Opening; Regarding the Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge Cap.

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 21, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: re: City of Corona's motion to strike, filed December 30, 2002: grants the motion, to the extent set forth.

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 21, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Accepts transcript corrections.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 18, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On April 15, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaisng stated that, in connection with AB 816, CMUA has indicated that it is willing to accept a compromise position that differs from the position CMUA has advocated at the Commission. Blaising explained the elements of this compromise position.

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 18, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: granting PG&E's Motion to Strike; as set forth

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: April 18, 2003
Filed By:
KERN OIL & REFINING CO.
Description: of Decision 03-04-030.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 15, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On April 10, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) met with Cmmr. Brown and Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Brown also participating was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown; and with Manuel Ramirez - Bill Julian, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, via telephone conference. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaisng stated that, in connection with AB 816, CMUA has indicated that it is willing to accept a compromise position that differs from the position CMUA has advocated at the Commission. Blaising explained the elements of this compromise position.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: April 8, 2003
Filed By:
CMMR/WOOD/PUC
Description: comments are due by April 28, 2003; reply comments - 5 days after opening comments are filed.

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 8, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Shortens time to respond to any applications for rehearing of D03-04-030 to 10 days after the issuance of the decision.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: April 8, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: comments are due by April 28, 2003; reply comments - 5 days after opening comments are filed.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 2, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On March 10, 2003, Brian Cherry, Directory of Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Willima Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, and Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Keane explained that both Modesto and Merced Irrigation Districts provide selective service in areas where they have the opportunity, but not the obligation, to serve (whereas, PG&E has the obligation). Keane noted that ALJ's September 27, 2002 ruling denying CMUA's motion for summary disposition rejected Modesto's argument that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) rate agreement prevents the Commission from reaching a determination that customers that come to be served by public agencies are obligated for DWR costs. Keane explained that the record demonstrates that DWR assumed that IOUs would serve new load in their service areas and did not net out any assumed loss of IOU load to public agencies. Keane argued that, consistent with AB 117 and D02-11-022 the DWR bond and power charges should be applied to all load departing after either January 17, 2001, or February 1, 3001, and noted that there is no policy reason for capping the charges to customers that depart to public agencies.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 2, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On March 19, 2003, William Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, and Erik Jacobson, Manager, Regulatory Relations, for PG&E. Rubin and Keane explained that both Modesto and Merced Irrigation Districts provide selective service in areas where they have the opportunity, but not the obligation, to serve (whereas, PG&E has the obligation). Rubin and Keane explained further that the record demonstrates that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) assumed that IOUs would serve new load in their service areas and did not net out any assumed loss of IOU load to public agencies. Rubin and Keane noted that 'de minimus impact' arguments could be used by any individual customer or group of customers to argue for exemptions that shift costs unfairly to others. Rubin and Keane argued that, consistent with AB 117 and D02-11-022 the DWR bond and power charges should be applied to all load departing after either January 17, 2001, or February 1, 3001, and noted that there is no policy reason for capping the charges to customers that depart to public agencies.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 2, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On March 11, 2003, William Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Also present was Dennis Keane, Manager, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Keane explained that both Modesto and Merced Irrigation Districts provide selective service in areas where they have the opportunity, but not the obligation, to serve (whereas, PG&E has the obligation). Keane explained further that the record demonstrates that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) assumed that IOUs would serve new load in their service areas and did not net out any assumed loss of IOU load to public agencies. Keane noted that 'de minimus impact' arguments could be used by any individual customer or group of customers to argue for exemptions that shift costs unfairly to others. Keane argued that, consistent with AB 117 and D02-11-022 the DWR bond and power charges should be applied to all load departing after either January 17, 2001, or February 1, 3001, and noted that there is no policy reason for capping the charges to customers that depart to public agencies.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: Reply [on draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer of March 4, 2003.]

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on the proposed and alternate decisions.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: on the March 17, 2003 Data Response of the Dept. of Water Resources.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
BUREAU OF ECONOMICS/FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL/FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Description: Comments.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Wood on Albertson's Petition For Modification of D02-03-055

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply; on the Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on DWR's data response regarding the Navy Load

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: April 1, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: Reply; on ALJ's Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision of Commr. Wood regarding Albertson's, Inc. Petition to modify D02-03-055.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 26, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: postponing prehearing conference scheduled 3/28, and setting preliminary witness order.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 25, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: provides opportunity to comment on attached data response by 4/1; reply comments due by 4/7.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 24, 2003
Filed By:
JOINT PARTIES: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: on draft decision and alternate of Cmmr. Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 24, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Alternate Draft Decision of Commissioner Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 24, 2003
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S INC.
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Alternate Draft Decision of Commissioner Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 24, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Alternate Draft Decision of Commissioner Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 24, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: on the Proposed Decision of the ALJ and Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Wood regarding the Petition of Albertson's, Inc.'s to Modify Decision 02-03-055.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 24, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on draft decision and alternate on Albertson's petition for modification

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 21, 2003
Filed By:
CALPINE CORPORATION
Description: On March 18, 2003, Steven Schleimer, Director of Market and Regulatory Affairs, Calpine Corporation (Calpine), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, and Avis Clark, State Regulatory Specialist, for Calpine. The Calpine representatives stated that, in issuing any decision imposing exit fees on distributed generation customers, the Commission must properly balance the goal of encouraging the continued operation of existing customer generation facilities as well as the development of future customer generation projects with the need to recover Department of Water Resources costs.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 19, 2003
Filed By:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Description: On March 14, 2003, Brian Cragg, representing the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (Districts), had a telephone conversation with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey. Cragg noted that the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy was a step in the right direction. However, Cragg urged the Commission to consider expanding the exemption the alternate extended to clean and ultra-clean self-generation to include customer generation powered by other renewable energy sources. Cragg explained that the reasoning supporting the exemption for clean and ultra-clean self-generation also justified an exemption for renewable self-generation.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 19, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: On March 13, 2003, Scott Blaising, counsel for the City of Cerritos, had a telephone conversation with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Scott Blaising reiterated various pointes contained in two filings recently made by the City of Cerritos and acknowledged that the issue of `public self-generation', as described in the pleadings, contains elements common to both `customer generation' departing load and `municipal' departing load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 19, 2003
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AREOSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON February 19, 2003 AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF March 3, 2003. On January 27, 2003, Nora Sheriff, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition (EPUC), Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to EPUC, and representatives of numerous parties to the Departing Load Exit Fee Phase of the proceeding, listed on the attachment to the notice. Kahl expressed the support of the twenty four settling parties representing all facets of the industry for the Settlement Agreement.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 17, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: to the Application for Rehearing of Decision 03-01-078 by {Edison].

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 12, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On March 10, 2002, Jeffrey P. Gray, counsel for the California Solar Industries Association, met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, and Steven Weissman, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were Juliette Anthony of Sun Power, Kari Smith of Powerlight, and Susan Stephenson of The Next Generation. A copy (attached to the notice) of CalSEIA's reply comments on the Cmmr. Lynch's alternate was used during the meeting with Steven Weissman. Gray commended the Peevey/Kennedy alternate for recognizing that, absent an exemption from exit fees for distributed solar generation, the policy initiatives of the Legislature to advance for further development of clean, renewable solar generation will suffer a major setback. Gray also explained that exempting net metered generation form exit fees is fully consistent with AB 58 and other policies encouraging investment in solar generation. Smith described the many benefits customer solar generation provides to all ratepayers. Anthony explained that exempting all customer solar generation from exit fees would increase costs to other ratepayers by only a few cents a year. During the meeting with Steven Weissman, Gray also noted with respect to Cmmr. Lynch's alternate, that revisions were necessary to clearly and unambiguously exempt all customer solar generation from exit fees.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 12, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: To the Motion of the Federal Executive Agencies to Strike Portions of the Comments of SDG&E on the Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer

Type: MOTION Filing Date: March 12, 2003
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: To Strike Portions of the Comments of SDG&E on the Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 12, 2003
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: On March 11, 2003, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition (EPUC), Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Referring to the alternate, Kahl emphasized the need for clarification of the Southern California Edison Company Historic Procurement Charge, 'tail' CTC, definition of Departing Load and the general treatment of utility undercollections. Kahl urged the Commission to adopt the clarifications of the alternate recommended by the Settling Parties in these areas, and to consider proposal for reinstating segmentation of the 3,000 MW forward cost exemption cap.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 12, 2003
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AREOSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: On March 11, 2003, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition (EPUC), Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, met with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. The purpose of the meeting was to encourage the Commission to address Customer Generation Departing Load issues at the next Commission meeting. Kahl also urged the incorporation of the modifications suggested by the Settling Parties of the alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 11, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: Reply; of Commissioners Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: March 10, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Revised Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 10, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On March 5, 2003, Christopher J. Mayer, Assistant General Manager Planning and Marketing, Modesto Irrigation District (Modesto), met with Cmmr. Wood in San Francisco. Also present were Steven Weissman, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and Joy A. Warren, Modestos Senior Staff Attorney. Mayer and Warren explained that Modesto may not provide electric service to retail customers within Pacific Gas and Electric Companys (PG&E) territory except as defined in Section 9610; thus, any customers departing PG&Es electric service to take service from Modesto would be within Modestos own electric service area. Warren noted that pursuant to the Rate Agreement decision adopted by the Commission, Modestos customers, by definition, cannot be subject to bond charges. Mayer and Warren concluded that no exit fees should be imposed upon the departing load within Modestos statutory defined electric service area or load that departs PG&Es service to take service from Modesto. However, Mayer and Warren also noted that should the Commission attempt to impose such fees, they should be applied only prospectively and any caps and/or exemptions applicable to other categories of customers should be equally applicable to municipal departing load customers.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 10, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on alternate of Cmmr. Peevey and Kennedy

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 10, 2003
Filed By:
SETTLING PARTIES
Description: reply; on alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 10, 2003
Filed By:
JOINT PARTIES INTERESTED IN DISTRIBUTED GENERATION/DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES
Description: reply; on alternate of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 7, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUAILTY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 7, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: In Opposition to the Petition For Modification of D02-11-022 submitted by CLECA and CMTA

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 7, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Petition for Modification of D.02-11-022.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 7, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the CLECA/CMTA Petition For Clarification, or in the Alternative, Modification of D02-11-022

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: March 7, 2003
Filed By:
KERN OIL & REFINING CO.
Description: of Grant of Ex Parte Meeting.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: March 7, 2003
Filed By:
KERN OIL & REFINING CO.
Description: of Grant of Ex Parte Meeting.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: March 7, 2003
Filed By:
KERN OIL & REFINING CO.
Description: of Grant of Ex Parte Meeting.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: March 7, 2003
Filed By:
SETTLING PARTIES
Description: For exemption from Rule 77.3 page limits or, alternatively, to submit revised comments on the Alternate Decision of Commissioners Peevey and Kennedy; revised comments attached.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: to CLECA etal., petition for modification of D02-11-022.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER POWER AND CONSERVATION FINANCING AUTHORITY
Description: of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
Description: of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Description: of Cmmrs. Kennedy and Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CLARUS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
SETTLING PARTIES
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
Description: on the Alternate Decision of Commr. Peevey and Kennedy on customer generation departing load

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 6, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: of Cmmrs. Peevey and Kennedy.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 5, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On March 3, 2002, Jeffrey P. Gray, counsel for the California Solar Industries Association, met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Juliette Anthony of Sun Power, Janice Lin of Powerlight, and Susan Stephenson of The Next Generation. Gray commended both the Lynch alternate and Peevey/Kennedy alternate for recognizing that, absent an exemption from exit fees for distributed solar generation, the policy initiatives of the Legislature to advance for further development of clean, renewable solar generation will suffer a major setback. With respect to the Lynch alternate, however, Gray noted that revisions were necessary to clarify and unambiguously exempt all customer solar generation from exit fees. Lin discussed the significant adverse impact the proposed decision, or any decision that does not exempt all customer solar generation from exit fees, would have on the solar industry. Anthony described the many benefits customer solar generation provides to all ratepayers. Stephenson stated that exit fees on customer solar generation would undermine the many legislative initiatives encouraging investment in solar generation.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 5, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: grants in part and denies in part SDG&E's motion to clarify scope of proceeding

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: March 4, 2003
Filed By:
CMMR/WOOD/PUC
Description: comments are due by March 24, 2003; reply - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: March 4, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: comments are due by March 24, 2003; reply - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: March 3, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: revised; comments for a single round of comments due on March 10, 2003.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: February 28, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: or, in the alternative, for Clarification of D03-01-078.

Type: RULING Filing Date: February 28, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: grants the DWR's request for an extension until March 3 to produce DA Cost responsibility surcharge results; grants CLECA's request for extension in producing testimony to March 19, rebuttal testimony - to March 26; prehearing conference is rescheduled to March 28 and evidentiary hearing - to March 27, 2003.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 27, 2003
Filed By:
CMMR/KENNEDY/PUC
CMMR/PEEVEY/PUC
Description: comments are due by March 6th; reply - March 10, 2003.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: February 26, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the responses to its motion to clarify the scope of the upcoming phase of this proceeding

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 25, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on alternate of Cmmr. Lynch

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 24, 2003
Filed By:
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
CLARUS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CUMMINS WEST, INC.
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
HAWTHORNE POWER SYSTEMS
HESS MICROGEN
INTERNATIONAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
KERN OIL AND REFINING COMPANY
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
NEXT>EDGE, INC.
NEXTEK POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
REALENERGY, INC.
SETTLING PARTIES: ARDEN REALTY, INC.
SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURING GROUP
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES
Description: reply; of the settling parties on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 24, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On February 19, 2002, Jeffrey P. Gray, counsel for the California Solar Industries Association, met with Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Also present were Dough Linney of East Bay Municipal Utility District, M. Todd Foley of BP Solar, Daniel Pellegrini and Scott D. Ragsdale of Cooperative Community Energy, Dan Thompson and Juliette Anthony of Sun Power, Janice Lin of Powerlight, Howard Wenger of AstroPower, and Mark Liffmann of Solar Depot. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Gray commended the alternate for recognizing that, absent an exemption from exit fees for distributed solar generation, the policy initiatives of the Legislature to advance for further development of clean, renewable solar generation will suffer a major setback. Linney, Foley, Pellegrini, Ragsdale, Thompson, Anthony, Lin, Wenger, and Liffmann each explained how the failure to exempt all customer solar generation from exit fees will create uncertainty in the industry, harm customer investment in solar generation and potentially undermine to goals of net metering. Wenger noted that any decision, which fails to exempt all customer solar generation from exit fees, would be contrary to the many legislative and administrative policies encouraging investment in renewable generation. Thomson also noted that there was no reasonable basis to put a cap on the amount of megawatts that would be exempt from exit fees nor to distinguish between net metered and non-net metered customers for purposes of applying exit fees. Anthony stated that exempting all distributed solar generation from exit fees would amount to roughly a few cents a year for other customers. Lin noted that the cost to implement and collect exit fees from customer solar generation would far exceed the amount of fees that would be collected from these customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 24, 2003
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: On February 21, 2003, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition (EPUC), Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, met with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Also present was Nora Sheriff, counsel to EPUC. Kahl and Sheriff reaffirmed support of the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Pulsifer and expressed concerns over the alternate of Cmmr. Lynch. Kahl and Sheriff emphasized that the cap for exemptions from the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) forward costs applies to MW of load leaving the grid, not to the size of the generator. Referring to the alternate, Kahl noted that the decision would have adverse effects both on projects that were constructed at the urging of the State and have begun development and on future project development. Kahl further noted that the PD provides ample opportunity for CDWR forward cost exemption for the amount of clean/super-clean projects. Kahl and Sheriff urged the adoption of the PD and the rejection of the alternate.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 24, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: reply; on proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 24, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 21, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
Description: Decision of Commissioner Lynch regarding departing load exit fees.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: February 21, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: in opposition to SDG&E's motion to clarify the scope of this phase

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: February 21, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: in opposition to the motion of SDG&E for clarification of the scope of the proceeding

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: February 21, 2003
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: in support of the motion of SDG&E to clarify the scope of the upcoming phase of this proceeding

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: February 21, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: in support of SDG&E's motion to clarify the scope of the upcoming phase of this proceeding

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 21, 2003
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: On February 19, 2003, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition (EPUC), Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Scott Folwarkow, Director, Government Affairs - California, and Richard Marcogliese, Senior Vice President, Refining operation, representing Valero Energy Corporation (Valero). Folwarkow and Marcogliese reminded the Commission that the Valero developed a 48 MW cogeneration unit in the midst of the energy crisis. Folwarkow and Marcogliese stated that had Valero been award of the scope of exit fees for Customer Generation that are contemplated in the alternate of Cmmr. Lynch, Valero may have chosen not to proceed with the project. Folwarkow and Marcogliese stated further that the adoption of the alternate could result in deferral of an additional 50 MW of generation planned at the Valero refinery. Kahl noted that other companies within EPUC had similar situations, and that it was possible that the adoption of the alternate could result in the shutdown of existing Customer Generation facilities and terminate plans for future development. The parties urged the adoption of the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the rejection of the alternate.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 21, 2003
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On February 18, 2003, Christopher J. Mayer, Assistant General Manager Planning and Marketing, Modesto Irrigation District (Modesto), met with Cmmr. Brown and Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Brown also present was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Joy A. Warren, Modestos Senior Staff Attorney, participated in both meetings. Mayer and Warren explained that Modesto may not provide electric service to retail customers within Pacific Gas and Electric Companys (PG&E) territory except as defined in Section 9610; thus, any customers departing PG&Es electric service to take service from Modesto would be within Modestos own electric service are. Warren noted that pursuant to the Rate Agreement decision adopted by the Commission, Modesto?s customers, by definition, cannot be subject to bond charges. Mayer and Warren also discussed the application of cost recovery surcharges to new load not previously existing in Modestos service area, noting that application of such charges to such new load would appear very much like a tax. Mayer and Warren concluded that no exit fees should be imposed upon the departing load within Modestos statutory defined electric service area; however, should the Commission attempt to impose such fees, they should be applied only prospectively and any caps and/or exemptions applicable to other categories of customers should be equally applicable to municipal departing load customers.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Decision of Commissioner Lynch on issues related to the cost recovery of departing load customers who receive all or part of their power requirements through distributed generation.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
Description: Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
THE ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
Description: Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
THE CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Description: Order of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER POWER AND CONSERVATION FINANCING AUTHORITY
Description: Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
SETTLING PARTIES
Description: Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
Description: Draft Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: Proposed Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Draft Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Proposed Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 20, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Draft Decision of Commissioner Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 19, 2003
Filed By:
EASTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: on proposed decision re customer generation departing load.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 19, 2003
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: LATE FILED. AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On January 27, 2003, Nora Sheriff, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition (EPUC), Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to EPUC, and representatives of numerous parties to the Departing Load Exit Fee Phase of the proceeding. Kahl expressed the support of the twenty four settling parties representing all facets of the industry for the Settlement Agreement.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Description: on proposed decision

Type: RULING Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Shortens time for responses to SDG&E's motion to 2/21; replies to responses due 2/26.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: in Support of the January 28, 2003 Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer adopting cost responsubility surcharge mechanisms for customer generation departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer concerning cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for customer generation departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Description: on the ALJ's Opinion adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for customer generation departing load

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCATION
Description: on proposed decision imposing exit fees on customers who invest in clean renewable generation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on proposed decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Description: on proposed decision adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for customer generation departing load.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
ARDEN REALTY, INC.
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
CLARUS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CUMMINS WEST, INC.
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
HAWTHORNE POWER SYSTEMS
HESS MICROGEN
INTERNATIONAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
KERN OIL AND REFINING COMPANY
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
NEXT>EDGE, INC.
NEXTEK POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
REALENERGY, INC.
SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURING GROUP
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES
Description: of the settling parties on proposed decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Description: on the draft decision

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER POWER AND CONSERVATION FINANCING AUTHORITY
Description: to the proposed decision adopting cost responsibility surcharge mechanisms for customer generation departing load

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 18, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: on proposed decision.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: February 14, 2003
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to clarify the scope of the upcoming phase of this proceeding and to shorten time for filing comments and reply comments

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 13, 2003
Filed By:
CMMR/LYNCH/PUC
Description: comments are due by 3/5/3; reply - 5 days after comments are filed

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 13, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On February 10, 2003, Delaney Humber of Smith, Kempton & Watts, governmental relations consultants to the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA), mailed copies of the letter (attached to the notice) to Senator Bowen from Earl Bouse, chairman of CLECA, to Cmmrs. Brown, Peevey, Kennedy, Wood and Lynch.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 10, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON JANUARY 31, 2003 AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF FEBRUARY 13, 2003. On January 27, 2003, David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and other attendees, listed on the attachment to the notice. Rubin noted that PG&E's policy position in the proceeding is that all customers should pay their fair share of costs incurred by the Department of Water Resources (DWR), but PG&E acknowledges that the State has provided various incentives to distributed generation and that there may therefore be an argument in favor of some limited exemption from the DWR charges. Rubin also outlined how the settlement agreement on distributed generation issues represents a fair outcome. With respect to the applicability of the settlement agreement to net metering customers, Rubin stated that the settling parties had disagreed on the appropriate treatment, but had agreed to address this question through the Advice Letters.

Type: RULING Filing Date: February 10, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: revising procedural schedule regarding the DA CRS cap reassessment. Submission of testimony: Installment 1 due 2/24/03; Installment 2 due 3/12/03; Installment 3 due 3/20/03;PHC is scheduled for 3/25/03; EH is scheduled for 3/27-28; 4/1-4; 7-8; Opening Briefs is due on 4/22/03; Reply Briefs is due on 4/29/03.

Type: RULING Filing Date: February 7, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: revising procedural schedule regarding the DA CRS CAP reassessment. Revised schedule: Submission of testimony - Installment 1 due on 2/24/03; Installment 2 due on 3/12/03; Installment 3 due on 3/20/03 - all parties may submit rebuttal testimony in response to the 3/12/03 testimony; PHC on 3/25/03; Evidentiary Hearings on 3/27, 28/03; 4/1-4/03; 4/7-8/03; opening briefs due on 4/22/03; reply briefs due on 4/29/03.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: February 5, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: of D02-11-022

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 3, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: On January 29, 2003, Andrea Weller of Strategic Energy met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with David Gamson also present were Michael Vondle of Strategic Energy and Rebecca Schlanert of electricAmerica; and with Kevin Coughlan - William Chen of Constellation New Energy. Mona Petrochko of Constellation New Energy and Daniel W. Douglass, counsel for the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets and Western Power Trading Forum, participated in both meetings. The parties representatives discussed reopening of direct access (DA) and the implementation and pending reevaluation of the appropriate level of exit fees for DA customers. The parties mentioned the need for DA exit fess not to be set at a rate that would render DA uneconomic.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 31, 2003
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On January 27, 2003, David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Rubin noted that PG&Es policy position in the proceeding is that all customers should pay their fair share of costs incurred by the Department of Water Resources (DWR), but PG&E acknowledges that the State has provided various incentives to distributed generation and that there may therefore be an argument in favor of some limited exemption from the DWR charges. Rubin also outlined how the settlement agreement on distributed generation issues represents a fair outcome. With respect to the applicability of the settlement agreement to net metering customers, Rubin stated that the settling parties had disagreed on the appropriate treatment, but had agreed to address this question through the Advice Letters.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 31, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On January 27, 2002, Edward W. ONeill, counsel for the California Solar Energy Industries Association, attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Gordon Handelsman of Shell Solar, Kari Smith, Manager of Regulatory Affairs of PowerLight Corporation, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Handelsman stated that California policy has long supported renewable energy through legislation and incentive programs and that these policies and programs should not be undermined through the imposition of exit fees. Handelsman further stated that there is no equitable or economic justification for imposing such fees since customers who invest in solar generation provide numerous long-term benefits to all ratepayers and the cost that would be imposed on other customers if renewable generation is exempt from exit fees would be minuscule. ONeill added that the impact on rates of customers who do not install their own generation would be much less if the Commission limited the exemption from exit fees to customers who install renewable generation. Smith added that most customers who install solar generating facilities do so to meet only a small percentage of their electric requirements and generally draw up to 90% of their requirements from the utility grid. Smith explained that, as a result, such customers will continue to pay all of the same fees and charges for Department of Water Resources-related and utility-related generation costs as other bundled service customers.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 30, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: reply; on Cmmr. Lynch's alternate

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 30, 2003
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On January 27, 2003, Mark Ward, Regulatory Projects Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, Paul Szymanski attorney for Sempra Energy, Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, Sempra Energy Utilities. A list of additional participants was maintained by Cmmr. Brown?s office. Ward stated that SDG&E agrees that customer generation departing load should not the Department of Water Resources (DWR) forward power costs but opposes the settlement because it provides for an unjustified discounted DWR bond charge (72%) to settling parties. Ward urged the Commission to reject the settlement to avoid shifting costs to bundled customers. Ward noted that SDG&E is supportive of distributed generation but that policy changes should occur by legislation, not by settlement. Ward emphasized that the reserves are part and parcel of the bond issues. Szymanksi concluded that the settlement in not in the public interest nor consistent with the law.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 30, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On January 27, 2003, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations at Southern California Edison Company (SCE), participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Michael R. Hoover, Director, Regulatory Policy and Affairs, and Veronica Gutierrez, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, for SCE, and representatives of numerous parties to the Departing Load Exit Fee Phase of the proceeding. SCE representatives expressed its support for the settlement agreement.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 29, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: On January 24, 2003, Randall W. Keen of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, representing the City of Corona (City), spoke on the telephone with Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy. In the telephone conversation also participated Kelly Boyd of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. Keen and Boyd discussed the Citys ESP service, the amount of electricity the City supplies to its direct access (DA) customers, the fact that the only DA customers served by the City outside of the City are public sector customers, and the cost savings that the City has been able to provide to the public sector.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 28, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: January 28, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: comments are due 2/18, reply comments due 2/24.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: January 28, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: comments are due 2/18; reply comments due 2/24.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 27, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch

Type: RULING Filing Date: January 27, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: rescheduling workshop date from Feb 4 to Feb 6.

Type: RULING Filing Date: January 24, 2003
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Scheduling further proceedings regarding the DA CRS CAP. Opening briefs are due 4/14, and reply briefs are due 4/21.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 23, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Draft Decision of Commr. Lynch denying Corona's Petition for modification of D02-03-055

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: January 23, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: of grant of ex parte meeting

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 23, 2003
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Draft Decision of Commr. Lynch denying the Petition of the City of Corona to clarify or modify D02-03-055

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 22, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On January 16, 2003, Jim Feider, President (Electric Utility Director, City of Redding) of the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) met with Cmmr. Brown, Cmmr. Wood, and Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in three separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Brown also present was David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown; and with Cmmr. Wood - Manuel Ramirez and Steven Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood. Scott Blaising, counsel for CMUA, and Susie Berlin, special counsel for the Northern California Power Agency, participated in all three meetings. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blaisng explained that there are key distinction between new municipal customer load and departing municipal load. Blaising stated that none of the cost responsibility surcharges should apply to new municipal customer load, and that only certain cost responsibility surcharges should apply to departing municipal load. Feider described various annexations relating to Redding and the transfer of electric utility facilities in the annexed areas.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: January 16, 2003
Filed By:
COM/LYNCH/PUC
Description: DD; comments are due 2/5, reply comments due 2/10.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 14, 2003
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: LATE FILED. On December 16, 2002, Glenn Prentice of the City of Corona Utilities Department met with Cmmr. Peevey and Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were David L. Huard and Kelly Boyd of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, attorneys for the City. In the meeting with Cmmr. Peevey also participated David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. The City's representatives explained why the Commission should grant the City's petition, which seeks clarification that new energy service providers may offer services to existing direct access customers. The City's representatives also described the status of the City's municipalization effort.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: January 14, 2003
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to the City of Corona's Motion to Strike.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 13, 2003
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On January 8, 2003, Garith Krause, Assistant General Manager, Finance and Electric Services, Merced Irrigation District (Merced), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Pres. Peevey in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present was Ann L. Trowbridge, counsel for Merced. In the meeting with Pres. Peevey also participated Kevin Coughlan and Julie Fitch, advisors to Pres. Peevey. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Trowbridge summarized Merced's irrigation district departing load exit fee proposal. Krause explained that the power purchase and sales agreement between Merced and PG&E for the output from Merced's hydroelectric power generation facility will terminate in 2014 and described the steps Merced has taken to develop its electric services operations with the goal of maximizing the benefits of the facility for the eastern Merced County. Krause explained that Merced believes customers who received power from the California Department of Water Resources in 2001 have an obligation to pay for that power via a bond charge rate. Krause also stated Merced's belief that irrigation district departing load should pay Tail CTC in accordance with existing law and that such customers should not be subject to the Power Charge. Trowbrige noted relevant precedent concerning the alleged potential for exodus from investor-owned utilities to irrigation districts if a Power Charge is not assessed irrigation district departing load.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: January 13, 2003
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of scheduled ex parte meetings

Type: MOTION Filing Date: December 30, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: to Strike.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: December 23, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Objection of the California Municipal Utilities Association to PG&E's Motion to Strike

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 20, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On December 20, 2002, Paul Szymanski, attorney for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), contacted ALJ Pulsifer. Szymanski referred to SDG&E's petition to modify D02-11-022 and explained that, due to the required implementation of the capped 2.7 cent direct access CRS effective January 1, 2003, SDG&E needed a resolution of its petition in order to properly bill the US Navy load beginning January 1, 2003.

Type: RULING Filing Date: December 20, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/ALLEN/PUC
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Joint Ruling denying request of Callaway Golf Company to file Reply Comments

Type: OBJECTION Filing Date: December 20, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to PG&E's Motion to Strike

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 16, 2002
Filed By:
CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Description: On December 11, Jan McFarland, consultant to the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies and Regulatory Vice President of Emergent Energy Group, met with Cmmr. Wood in Sacramento. Also present were Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and Dr. Robert Barham, Assistant Chief of the Stationary Source Division, Michael Tollstrup, Chief of the Project Assessment Branch, and Dr. Alan Lloyd, Chairman, for the Air Resources Board. McFarland discussed how federal and state laws and policies on energy and air issues have often worked against each other and the need for a comprehensive approach to promote the cleanest and most efficient distributed generation. McFarland suggested that the Commission provide an exemption of the proposed settlement agreement's annual cap and also discounted exit fees based on performance that would include a reduced portion of the Department of Water Resources past costs along with public benefit and nuclear decommissioning charges. McFarland indicated that if the Commission chose to promote the ultra-clean and low-emission distributed generation technologies, then it would send a strong signal that air and energy issues are being addressed comprehensively and that there is a real market for the cleanest and most efficient distributed technologies in California.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 13, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On implementaiton of the 2.7 cent per KWH DA CRS in the 2003 DWR revenue requirement proceeding

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 13, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to December 10, 2002 ALJs Joint Ruling regarding the process to implement Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharges.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: December 13, 2002
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: to the November 18, 2002 SDG&E's Petition to modify seeking clarification of D02-11-022

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: December 13, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in response to the Joint Ruling of the ALJs regarding the process to implement direct access cost responsibility surcharges.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: December 12, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: of Grant of Ex Parte Meeting.

Type: RULING Filing Date: December 10, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/ALLEN/PUC
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: regarding the process to implement direct access cost responsibility surcharges. Comments due Dec. 13 regarding the insertion of an ordering paragraph in the DWR revenue requirements decision.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 9, 2002
Filed By:
POWERLIGHT CORPORATION
Description: On December 4, 2002, Kari Smith, Manager of Regulatory Affairs of PowerLight Corporation, met with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were advisors to Cmmr. Peevey, Todd Foley, Director of Business Development of BP Solar, and Gordon Handelsman, Director of Americas and Japan for Shell Solar. Foley stated that photovoltaic (PV) generation offers significant public benefits and has been supported by legislative and the Commission regulations designed to promote customer investment in on-site PV. Foley stated further that these benefits would be adversely affected by the imposition of a departing load fee. Smith added that while Assembly Bill 1X suspended direct access, it did not similarly suspend incentives to encourage customer investment in renewable distributed generation. Smith stated that imposing additional utility fees and charges on PV customers at this time would be contrary to the intent of recently enacted California state policy designed to promote the expanded installation and use of renewable technologies.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: Reply; on departing load issues

Type: MOTION Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to strike a portion of the opening brief of the California Municipal Utilities Association

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on cost responsibility of municipal departing load

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
WESTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: Reply; on municipal issues related to departing load

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: Reply; regarding municipal departing load cost responsibility surcharges

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; on municipal departing load issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; regarding departing load exit fee issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on departing load issues related to municipal power providers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; regarding municipal departing load issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: December 6, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALFIORNIA EDISON COMAPNY
Description: Reply; regarding a municipal departing load cost responsibility surcharge

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 3, 2002
Filed By:
ACAPULCO ACQUISITION CORP.
Description: On December 2, 2002, George Harbison, Chief Financial Officer of Acapulco Acquisition Corp. dba El Torito Restaurants (El Torito), met with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present was Michael Yaki, counsel for El Torito. El Torito representatives discussed El Torito?s petition for rehearing of D02-11-022 and urged the Commission to carefully review the petition in light of the fact that Enron, El Torito?s ESP, gave no notice of the fact that El Torito had been switched to bundled service for a brief period of time in 2001. El Torito suggested a very expedited evidentiary hearing on this issue.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: December 3, 2002
Filed By:
ACAPULCO ACQUISITION CORP.
Description: On December 3, 2002, George Harbison, Chief Financial Officer of Acapulco Acquisition Corp. dba El Torito Restaurants (El Torito), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present was Michael Yaki, counsel for El Torito. El Torito representatives discussed El Toritos petition for rehearing of D02-11-022 and urged the Commission to carefully review the petition in light of the fact that Enron, El Toritos ESP, gave no notice of the fact that El Torito had been switched to bundled service for a brief period of time in 2001. El Torito suggested a very expedited evidentiary hearing on this issue.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: November 27, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of grant of request for ex parte meeting

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Opening; regarding a municipal departing load cost responsibility surcharge

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: to Application of T.U.R.N. for Rehearing of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: to T.U.R.N. Application for Rehearing of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Applications for Rehearing and Petition for Modification.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
SBC SERVICES, INC.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE IRVINE COMPANY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to the Application for Rehearing of Decision 02-11-022 by the Los Angeles Unified School District, City of Corona, Del Taco, Inc. and Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Opening; regarding municipal departing load exit fees

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening; on municipal departing load issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
WESTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: Opening; on municipal issues related to departing load

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening; on cost responsibility of municipal departing load

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: Opening; on departing load issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 25, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening; on departing load issues related to municipal power providers

Type: REPLY Filing Date: November 19, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: To the Petition of Albertson's Inc. to modify D02-03-055

Type: REPLY Filing Date: November 19, 2002
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
Description: To Comments On Its Petition To Modify D02-03-055

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: November 18, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: seeking Clarification of D02-11-022.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 18, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 18, 2002
Filed By:
7-ELEVEN, INC.
EL TORITO RESTAURANTS, INC.
Description: of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 18, 2002
Filed By:
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of D02-11-022.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 18, 2002
Filed By:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
SBC SERVICES, INC.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE IRVINE COMPANY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 18, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 18, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: November 15, 2002
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: of Decision 02-11-022.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 14, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: Reply; pursuant to the schedule established at the October 18, 2002 evidentiary hearing

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 14, 2002
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK
OTHER JOINT SETTLING PARTIES
Description: On November 12, 2002, Nora Sheriff, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition, Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, collectively representing the Joint Settling Parties, met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Dennis Keane and Ann Kim with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Dian Grueneich for the Building Owners and Managers Association, the University of California and California State University, of the Joint Settling Parties. The Joint Settling Parties representatives urged expeditious action on the Settlement Agreement on Customer Generation in the Departing Load Cost Responsibility Phase of the proceeding. The Joint Settling Parties noted the California Energy Commission's preference for starting the public process related to their role in the Settlement Agreement's implementation as well as various parties' wishes to begin collection of the charges sooner rather than later.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 14, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply Brief on issues related to the cost responsibility of departing load customers who receive all or part of their power requirements through distributed generation

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; on exit fees for departing load customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 14, 2002
Filed By:
CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Description: Reply; on exit fees for departing load customers

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 12, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On the Petition of Albertson's, Inc. to Modify D02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 12, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to Petition of Albertson's Inc. to modify D02-03-055

Type: REPLY Filing Date: November 12, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: To Petition of Albertson's, Inc. to Modify D02-03-055

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 12, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Comments on the petition of Albertson's Inc. to modify Decision No.02-03-055

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 12, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: In Support of the Petition of Albertson's, Inc. to Modify D02-03-055

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 12, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: On Petition of Albertson's, Inc. to Modify D02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: November 8, 2002
Filed By:
7-ELEVEN, INC.
Description: in support of petition of Albertson's to modify D02-03-055

Type: RULING Filing Date: November 8, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: shortening time to respond to any applications for rehearing of D02-11-022

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 7, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: Opening Brief

Type: RULING Filing Date: November 7, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: accepting transcript corrections.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 7, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
Description: On October 30, 2002, Julie Blunden of Strategic Energy, representative of the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AREM), met with Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Kevin Coughlan also present was Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque. Mona Petrochko of Constellation New Energy and Dan Douglass, counsel to AREM, participated in both meetings. A written communication (attached to the notice) was subsequently sent on October 31, 2002 by electronic mail to Kevin Coughlan, Lynne McGhee and David Gamson. AREM representatives urged that the Commission adopt a cap no higher than 2.7 cents/kWh and that the definition of continuous customers should include customers that were involuntarily returned by their ESP prior to the normal expiration date of their contract. AREM representatives also suggested that the exit fees should be on a uniform statewide basis, rather than on a utility-specific basis.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 7, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 7, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Opening Brief regarding customer generation departing load exit fees

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 7, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening Brief on issues related to the cost responsibility of departing load customers who receive all or part of their power requirements through distributed generation.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: November 7, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening Brief

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
BOWMAN POWER SYSTEMS
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
COGEN EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
INGERSOLL-RAND ENERGY SYSTEMS
SEMPRA ENERGY CONNECTIONS
Description: reply; regarding the proposed Settlement Agreement direct access cost responsibility phase

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: LATE FILED. On October 31, 2002, Dr. Barbara Barkovich representing the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA) had a telephone contact with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Barkovich discussed the workings of the Total Portfolio Cost model. Barkovich expressed concerns about the use of any methodology that blended the utility retained generation costs of the three utilities or attempted to create cross-subsidies in the development of the CRS among the customers of the three utilities. Barkovich noted that the Total Portfolio Cost model does create a high CRS for San Diego Gas & Electric Company because of its heavy dependence on power from the Department of Water Resources.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On October 31, 2002, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations at Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Robert Kinosian, advisor to Pres. Lynch, in four separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Duque also present was Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque. Michael R. Hoover, Director of Regulatory Policy and Affairs, SCE, participated in all the meetings. Foster and Hoover discussed the Direct Access (DA) exit fee and, among other things, stated that the Department of Water Resources (DWR)-related exit fee for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) DA customers must reflect the fact that a substantially higher percentage of the load the DWR expected to serve in SDG&E's service territory switched to DA. Foster and Hoover argued that in no way should the Commission set a precedent for a uniform cents per kWh statewide allocation of DWR costs. Foster and Hoover also suggested that the Commission needs to address exit fees for municipalization, distributed generation, and municipal aggregation.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: reply; in support of the motion of the joint settling parties for adoption of settlement agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: reply; in opposition to the motion of the joint settling parties for adoption of a settlement agreement and to shorten time

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the motion of the joint settling parties for adoption of settlement agreement and to shorten time

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
EASTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: reply; on the motion of the joint settling parties for adoption of settlement agreement for departing loads

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: reply; on the motion of the Joint Settling Parties for adoption of settlement agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 6, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; in support of the Settlement Agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: Comments on the change pages to the Alternate Decision of Cmmr. Wood adopting a direct access cost responsibility surcharge

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 31, 2002, Keith McCrea representing the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) initiated a telephone conversation with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. McCrea stated the need for further evaluation and updating of the data underlying the exit fee calculations. McCrea suggested that the Commission adopt the overall exit fee methodology and an interim CRS cap pending resolution of data concerns. McCrea also advocated the use of a 2.7 cent cap for Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company and possibly a higher cap, if needed, for San Diego Gas & Electric Company.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On October 29, 2002, Martin Collette, Manager of Pricing and Tariffs at Southern California Edison Company (SCE), participated in an all-party meeting convened by David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, Steve Roscow, Energy Division, Michael R. Hoover, Director of Regulatory Policy and Affairs, and Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations, for SCE, and representatives of numerous parties to the Direct Access (DA) exit fee proceeding. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. SCE representatives discussed the models used in calculating a DA Cost Responsibility Surcharge.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On October 31, 2002, Bill Reed, Senior Vice President Regulatory Affairs of Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU), met with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, in San Francisco. Also present were Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and Lee Schavrien, Vice President, and Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, for SEU. Schavrien stated that San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) proposed a levelized, hybrid statewide/utility-specific exit fee, that would preserve bundled customer indifference, eliminate regional disparities that could kill direct access, and total 2.7 cents/kWh when combined with the bond charge and CTC rate. Schavrien suggested that if the Commission were to adopt the hybrid exit fee without levelization, the exit fee would equal 2.7 cents/kWh in the first year. Schavrien stated that although the proposed and alternate decisions prioritize collection of bond and CTC charges below exit fee, these charges are non-bypassable. Schavrien also noted that SDG&E does not have headroom to cover these charges. Reed pointed out Commission precedent for a hybrid approach. Schavrien stated that using a utility-specific exit fee, SDG&E cannot collect its existing unbundled CTC rate under any of the proposed caps and that this distinction is unique to SDG&E as the only utility to have an unbundled CTC rate.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On October 31, 2002, Lee Schavrien, Vice President of Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU), left a telephone message for David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Schavrien stated that San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) is only able to make a rough calculation at the present time, but it appears that there would be a very significant reduction in the undercollection borne by SDG&E bundled customers if Department of Water Resources costs are calculated on a statewide basis and utility-retained generation costs are utility-specific.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Wood

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Wood

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: re: the changed pages for the alternate of Cmmr. Wood

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: November 5, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Comments on the changed pages to the Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Wood

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 4, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 29, 2002, William Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA), attended an all-party meeting convened by David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Steven Weissman and Manuel Ramirez, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, Peter Hanson and Belinda Gatti, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, and Dr. Barbara Barkovich and Catherine Yap, consultants to CLECA. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Booth, Barkovich and Yap distributed tables that display the effect of various cap levels and interest rates on the level of undercollection and the timing of full recovery of all identified exit fees. Barkovich and Booth cautioned against excessive reliance on the estimates set forth on the tables given that the figures are driven by a variety of assumptions and variables that have not yet been determined by the Commission. Yap explained the methodology she used to develop the tables.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 1, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 29, 2002, Keith McCrea representing the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, Belinda Gatti and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Steven Weissman and Manuel Ramirez, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, and Thomas Beach for CMTA. McCrea and Beach discussed the differences between the Navigant and Henwood models and presentations concerning the effect of a CRS cap on the recovery of various costs.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 1, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 29, 2002, Bill Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Manuel Ramirez and Steve Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Belinda Gatti and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Mark Huffman, Attorney, Donna Barry, Team Leader, Revenue Requirements, and Sandy Burns, Manager, Utility Electric Portfolio, for PG&E. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Huffman referred to the tables that summarize PG&E's analysis of the direct access (DA) surcharge issues, and explained that the results are very dependent on the assumptions made. Huffman noted further that, while an estimate of the 2003 DA Department of Water Resources (DWR) surcharge may not be too sensitive to long-range planning assumptions, the estimate of future year DA DWR surcharge is likely to be sensitive to those assumptions. Barry and Burns clarified the assumptions that PG&E used in its modeling.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: November 1, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 29, 2002, Keith McCrea representing the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) met with Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present was Thomas Beach for CMTA. McCrea and Beach stated the need for further evaluation and updating of the data underlying the exit fee calculations and suggested that the Commission adopt the overall exit fee methodology and an interim CRS cap pending resolution of data concerns.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
CMMR/WOOD/PUC
Description: Alternate Draft Decision [changed pages] mailed 10/31/2002 (Comments due by 11/5/2002; there will be no reply comments.)

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On October 29, 2002, Lee Schavrien, Vice President of Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU), met with Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager for SEU, and Mark Ward, Regulatory Projects Manager, and Jeff Trace, Business and Economics Advisor, for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E). Schavrien stated that SDG&E proposed a levelized, hybrid statewide/utility-specific exit fee, that would preserve bundled customer indifference, eliminate regional disparities that could kill direct access (DA), and total 2.7 cents/kWh when combined with the bond charge and CTC rate. Schavrien and Trace stated that although the proposed and alternate decisions prioritize collection of bond and CTC charges below exit fees, the law requires that these charges are non-bypassable. Schavrien and Trace also explained that SDG&E does not have headroom to cover those charges. Ward pointed out the Commission precedent for a hybrid approach. Ward stated that using a utility-specific exit fee, SDG&E cannot collect its existing unbundled CTC rate under any of the proposed cap. Ward noted that this distinction is unique to SDG&E as the only utility to have an unbundled CTC rate.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On October 29, 2002, Mark Ward, Regulatory Projects Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Peter Hanson and Belinda Gatti, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Manuel Ramirez and Steve Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Lee Schavrien, Vice President, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU), Jeff Trace, Business and Economics Advisor, for SDG&E, and other attendees. Ward explained that under a 2.7 cents/kWh cap, it would take until 2025 for direct access (DA) customers in SDG&E's service territory to pay all Department of Water Resources (DWR) costs and until 2032 to pay all CTC costs, resulting in a maximum undercollection of $460 million in 2011. Ward asserted that a cap of 3.6 cents/kWh would be necessary to pay off all costs in 15 years, resulting in a maximum undercollection of $310 million. Ware explained that these figures are based on a utility-specific rather than statewide exit fee. Ward also indicated that SDG&E's CTC recovery delay was due to the fact that, under a capped, utility-specific DA exit fee, SDG&E would be unable to collect any of its remaining tail CTC for a number of years.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Description: On October 29, 2002, C. James McMahon of Navigant Consulting, Inc. (Navigant), consultant to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), met with Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Peter Hanson and Belinda Gatti, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Manuel Ramirez and Steve Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and Andrew Ulmer, counsel for DWR. DWR representatives identified the following major differences between the assumptions contained in the models presented by Navigant and Henwood Energy Services, Inc. (Henwood): the forecast of prices obtained by DWR for off-system sales, capacity additions in 2003 and future years, gas price forecasts and load forecasts. DWR representatives explained that DWR could not provide a detailed comparison because the assumptions underlying the model of Henwood had not been disclosed.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
ARDEN REALTY, INC.
BOMA
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
CIPA
CLARUS
CUMMINS WEST, INC.
EPUC
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
HAWTHORNE POWER SYSTEMS
HESS MICROGEN
INTERNATIONAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
KERN
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
NEXT EDGE, INC.
NEXTEK POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
PARAMOUNT
PG&E
REALENERGY, INC.
SCE
TURN
UC/CSU
UPI
Description: of the Joint Settling Parties in support of the Settlement Agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
AGRICULTURAL ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On Departing Load Settlement Agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
Description: Regarding the Proposed Settlement Agreement Direct Access Cost Responsiblity Phase; on behalf of Ingersoll-Rand Energy Systems, Bowman Power Systemsand Sempra Energy Connections.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On the Departing Load Settlement Agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Description: On the Settlement Agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On Settlement Agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/REIGER/PUC
Description: In Opposition to the Motion of the Joint Settling Parties For Adoption of a Settlement Agreement and to Shorten Time for Filling Comments and Reply Comments

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOY ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening Comments on the Settlement Agreement in the Departing Load Phase

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
EASTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: On the Motion of the Joint Settling Parties For Adoption of Settlement Agreement For Departing Load

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Description: On the Motion of the Joint Settling Parties For Adoption of Settlement Agreement and to Shorten Time For Filing Comments and Reply Comments

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Description: on the joint settlement agreement.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the motion of the joint settling parties for adoption of settlement agreement and to shorten time

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST
Description: on the customer generation settlement agreement

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 31, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: on proposed settlement agreement

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 29, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON October 17, 2002 AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF OCTOBER 30, 2002. On October 15, 2002, William Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association, attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. Also present was Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Booth stated it is not possible to set a uniform state-wide indifference fee for the direct access (DA) customers. Booth stated that the fee must be differentiated by utility because the total portfolio method adopted in the proposed decision (PD) looks to both the utility generation assets and the Department of Water Resources contracts, and a uniform fee would require the use of one utility's generation assets to in effect subsidize the fee to be paid by a DA customers situated in another utility's service territory. Booth advocated a 'backcast' approach to establishment of the indifference fee. Booth stated that the PD's proposal to forecast a fee for one year in advance and then to perform a true-up would involve a great deal of modeling work. Booth urged the use of a simpler approach. Booth also explained that while the combination of exit fees are certain to exceed a 2.7 cent cap in 2003, that is not a surprise nor should be alarming.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 28, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: on the draft decision re: the petition of the City of Corona

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 28, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer re the petition of the City of Corona

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 28, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: on the draft decision of ALJ Pulsifer re: the petition of the City of Corona

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: On Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsfier and Alternate Proposed Decision of Commr. Wood concerning exit fees

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: Reply Comments on the Alternate Decision of Commr. Lynch adopting a direct access cost responsibility surcharge.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: To Comments on the Alternate Decision of Commr. Lynch

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: Reply Comments on the Proposed Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer, the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Wood and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Description: Reply Comments on the Proposed Decision and the Alternate Decisions concerning exit fees.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer, the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Wood, the Alternate Proposed Decision of President Lynch, and the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commr. Peevey.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Reply Comments on the Proposed and Alternate Decisions on direct access cost responsibility surcharges.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: Reply Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Decision of Commr. Wood adopting a direct access cost responsibility surcharge.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: Reply comments

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Alternate Decision of Commr. Wood

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Description: Reply Comments on the Proposed Decision of AlJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Wood on the issue of direct access customers' cost responsibility

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Decisions of Commr. Wood, Peevey and Lynch

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA,
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: Reply Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Wood on the issue of direct access customers' cost responsibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 21, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply comments on ALJ Pulsifer's Proposed Decision and Commr. Wood's Alternate Proposed Decision

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
7-ELEVEN, INC.
EL TORITO RESTAURANTS, INC.
Description: on proposed alternate decision of Com. Peevey and alternate proposed decision of Com. Lynch.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: On October 15, 2002, John Leslie, attorney for Callaway Golf Company (Callaway), met with Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. Also present were Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and other attendees, listed on the attachment to the notice. Leslie stated that Callaway has been a direct access (DA) customer on the San Diego Gas & Electric Company system continuously from July 2000 to the present. Leslie noted that Callaway has never relied upon purchase from the Department of Water Resources (DWR). Leslie stated that Callaway supports the treatment of continuous DA customers that is recommended in the proposed decision and the alternates of Cmmr. Wood, Cmmr. Peevey and Pres. Lynch. Leslie indicated that continuous DA customers such as Callaway should be exempt from all DWR exit fees, including both bond-related costs and ongoing purchased power costs.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On October 15, 2002, Bill Reed, Senior Vice President Regulatory Affairs of Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU), met on behalf of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlin, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Lee Schavrien, Vice President, and Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, for SEU. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Katz stated that both the proposed decision and the alternate are patently unfair to SDG&E's customers and they are illegal because they would require the utilities to finance a substantial undercollection of amounts owed to the Department of Water Resources. Schavrien stated that the magnitude of such a utility-financed undercollection could jeopardize the financial integrity of SDG&E. Schavrien also described the harsh and inequitable consequences of a utility-specific exit fee for SDG&E's customers, which could total an estimated $600 million under a 2.7 cent cap. Schavrien stated that the record supports a statewide levelized cost responsibility surcharge.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On October 15, 2002, Lee Schavrien, Vice President of Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU), met with Cmmr. Duque in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Laura Krannawitter and Lynne McGhee, advisors to Cmmr. Duque, Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager for SEU, Mark Ward, Regulatory Projects Manager for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Schavrien stated that both the proposed decision and the alternate are patently unfair to SDG&E's customers and they are illegal because they would require the utilities to finance a substantial undercollection of amounts owed to the Department of Water Resources. Schavrien described the harsh and inequitable consequences of a utility-specific exit fee for SDG&E's customers, which could total an estimated $600 million under a 2.7 cent cap. Schavrien stated that the record supports a statewide levelized cost responsibility surcharge.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILTIES
Description: On October 15, 2002, Bill Reed, Senior Vice President Regulatory Affairs of Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU), met on behalf of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlin, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Lee Schavrien, Vice President, and Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, for SEU. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Schavrien stated that both the proposed decision and the alternate are patently unfair to SDG&E's customers and they are illegal because they would require the utilities to finance a substantial undercollection of amounts owed to the Department of Water Resources. Schavrien stated that the magnitude of such a utility-financed undercollection could jeopardize the financial integrity of SDG&E. Schavrien also described the harsh and inequitable consequences of a utility-specific exit fee for SDG&E's customers, which could total an estimated $600 million under a 2.7 cent cap. Schavrien stated that the record supports a statewide levelized cost responsibility surcharge.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 15, 2002, Mark Huffman, Attorney, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. Also present were Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Bill Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, for PG&E, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Huffman stated that PG&E generally supports the proposed decision, more specifically, PG&E agrees that a surcharge cap needs to be in place, and that the current record is not strong enough to create a basis for a specific cap. Huffman suggested to hold expedited workshops to develop an appropriate record in this regard. Regarding any shortfall in the surcharge, Huffman stated that PG&E cannot finance such a shortfall and that here, too, the record does not provide a clear basis for determining an appropriate interest rate for such financing. Huffman stated that costs were incurred to keep the system operation; therefore, all should share responsibility for these costs.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 15, 2002, Thomas Beach of the consulting firm Crossborder Energy represented the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) at an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. Beach referred to the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Pulsifer and stated that the CLECA method will meet the Commission?s goal of designing an exit fee that keeps bundled ratepayers indifferent to a September 20, 2001 suspension date for direct access (DA). Beach also stated that CMTA also supports the PD?s adoption of a "true-up" to reflect actual Department of Water Resources costs. Beach expressed CMTA's concern that the CLECA method is very complex and argued that using the CLECA method based only on a backcast would simplify the implementation. Beach commented that the PD misapplies the CMTA approach to calculate the "Tail CTC" component of the CLECA exit fee. Beach also noted that the 2.7 c/k Wh cap is the highest cap that will preserve a significant amount of DA load. Beach stated that CMTA supports the Edison/CLECA idea to use DA customer's share of the additional $3.3 B in bond proceeds to fund at least a portion of the DA exit fee covering October 2001 through December 2002. Beach also stated that CMTA supports Cmmr. Brown's alternate in the bond charge case.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 15, 2002, Thomas Beach of the consulting firm Crossborder Energy, representing the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA), met with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco; and on October 16, 2002, e-mailed a summary of the points made during the meeting to Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Beach referred to the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Pulsifer and stated that the CLECA method will meet the Commission's goal of designing an exit fee that keeps bundled ratepayers indifferent to a September 20, 2001 suspension date for direct access (DA). Beach also stated that CMTA also supports the PD's adoption of a 'true-up' to reflect actual Department of Water Resources costs. Beach expressed CMTA's concern that the CLECA method is very complex and argued that using the CLECA method based only on a backcast would simplify the implementation. Beach commented that the PD misapplies the CMTA approach to calculate the 'Tail CTC' component of the CLECA exit fee. Beach also noted that the 2.7 c/k Wh cap is the highest cap that will preserve a significant amount of DA load. Beach stated that CMTA supports the Edison/CLECA idea to use DA customer?s share of the additional $3.3 B in bond proceeds to fund at least a portion of the DA exit fee covering October 2001 through December 2002. Beach also stated that CMTA supports Cmmr. Brown's alternate in the bond charge case.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 18, 2002
Filed By:
EASTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: Decisions of Commissioners Peevey and Lynch on cost recovery surcharge direct access credit related issues.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer, the Alternate Draft Decision of Commissioner Wood and the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Loretta Lynch.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
ARDEN REALTY, INC.
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
CLARUS ENERGY CORPORATION
CUMMINS WEST, INC.
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
HAWTHORNE POWER SYSTEMS
HESS MICROGEN
INTERNATIONAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
KERN OIL AND REFINING COMPANY
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
NEXT>EDGE, INC.
NEXTEK POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
REALENERGY, INC.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES
Description: for adoption of settlement agreement and to shorten time for filing comments and reply comments

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
KIMBERLY CLARK AND GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
Description: On October 15, 2002, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to the Energy Producers and Users Coalition, Kimberly Clark and Goodrich Aerostructures Group, met with Cmmr. Peevey, Cmmr. Duque and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown in three separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Peevey also present were Kevin Coughlan and Julie Fitch, advisors to Cmmr. Peevey, and at the meeting with Cmmr. Duque - Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque. Dian Grueneich representing University of California (UC) and California State University, and Maric Munn, representing UC, participated in all three meetings. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Parties? representatives notified the Commission that a majority of the parties in the Departing Load Cost Responsibility Phase had negotiated a settlement agreement addressing Customer Generation.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On October 15, 2002, William Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association, attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. Also present was Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque. Written material was used. Booth stated it is not possible to set a uniform state-wide indifference fee for the direct access (DA) customers. Booth stated that the fee must be differentiated by utility because the total portfolio method adopted in the proposed decision (PD) looks to both the utility generation assets and the Department of Water Resources contracts, and a uniform fee would require the use of one utility's generation assets to in effect subsidize the fee to be paid by a DA customers situated in another utility's service territory. Booth advocated a 'backcast' approach to establishment of the indifference fee. Booth stated that the PD's proposal to forecast a fee for one year in advance and then to perform a true-up would involve a great deal of modeling work. Booth urged the use of a simpler approach. Booth also explained that while the combination of exit fees are certain to exceed a 2.7 cent cap in 2003, that is not a surprise nor should be alarming.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On President Lynch's and Commr. Peevey's Alternate Proposed Decision

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: On Alternate Proposed Decisions of Commr. Peevey and Lynch

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: On the alternate Decisions of Commr. Peevey and Lynch

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On the Alternate Decision of Commr. Lynch

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On the Alternate Decision of Commr. Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: Proposed Decision of Commissioner Lynch concerning Exit Fees.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch and Cmmr. Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
Description: of Pres. Lynch and Cmmr. Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
SUTTER HEALTH
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: of Cmmr. Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of Pres. Lynch and Cmmr. Peevey

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 17, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: of Cmmr. Lynch and Cmmr. Peevey

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
EASTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: on proposed decision.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: LATE FILED. On October 8, 2002, Thomas Beach of the consulting firm Crossborder Energy represented the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA), at an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Laura Krannawitter and Lynne McGhee, advisors to Cmmr. Duque, and Steven Weissman, advisor to Cmmr. Wood. Beach referred to the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Pulsifer and stated that the CLECA method will meet the Commission's goal of designing an exit fee that keeps bundled ratepayers indifferent to a September 20, 2001 suspension date for direct access (DA). Beach also stated that CMTA also supports the PD's adoption of a 'true-up' to reflect actual Department of Water Resources (DWR) costs. However, Beach expressed CMTA's concern that the CLECA method is very complex and argued that the CMTA's method also would produce ratepayer indifference, and would be much simpler to administer. Beach also commented that the PD misapplies the CMTA approach to calculate the 'Tail CTC' component of the CLECA exit fee. Beach pointed out a problem with the PD's adoption of a flat 2.7 cents per kWh 'cap' on the DA exit fee. Beach argued that an alternate is needed to address these methodological issues.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On October 9, 2002, Michael R. Hoover, Director of Regulatory Policy and Affairs at Southern California Edison Company (SCE), met with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, in San Francisco. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Hoover stated that the proposed decision (PD) needs to clearly specify the Commission's intent that SCE's 1c/kWh Historical Procurement Charge will be collected under any direct access (DA) Cost Responsibility Surcharge (CRS) cap. Hoover stated further that under the 2.7 c/kWh CRS cap contained in the PD, there will be a significant undercollection in the early years of recovery. Hoover suggested that this undercollection needs to be financed by bundled service customers in SCE's territory. Hoover also noted that, assuming a fifteen year amortization period and a reasonable rate of interest on the undercollection, it is not likely that the undercollection in the yearly years can be recovered under the 2.7c/kWh CRS cap.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: draft Decision of Commissioner Wood considering (sic) Direct Exit Fees.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on alternate proposed decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Alternate Decision of Commissioner Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and alternate draft decision of Com Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
Description: on proposed decision of LAJ Pulsifer and alternate decision of Com Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on the proposed decision and alternate proposed decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on proposed decision and alternate.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on proposed decision.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: on proposed decision and alternates of Com Wood, Com Peevey and President Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer, the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Peevey, the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Lynch, and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commissioner Wood on the issue of Direct Access customers' cost responsibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: on ALJ's Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Wood.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IM[PROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer, the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Peevey, the Alternate Proposed Decision of Commissioner Lynch. and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commissioner Wood, on the issue of Direct Access customers' cost responsibility.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on Proposed and Alternate Decisions.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer concerning exit fees.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Decision of Cmmr. Wood adopting a direct access cost responsibility surcharge

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
THE IRVINE COMPANY
Description: Opening Comments on ALJ Pulsifer's Proposed Decision and Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Wood

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
SUTTER HEALTH
Description: Comments on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer regarding direct access surcharges

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Opening Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer and the Alternate Draft Decisions of Cmmr. Wood, Peevey, and Lynch

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer, the Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Wood, and the Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Lynch

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CARGILL, INC.
Description: Comments on Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Comments on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Pulsifer

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
7-ELEVEN, INC.
EL TORITO RESTAURANTS, INC.
Description: Comments on Proposed Decision and Alternate Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 15, 2002
Filed By:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Description: on the proposed decision and the alternate draft decisions of Coms Wood, Peevey and Lynch.

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: October 11, 2002
Filed By:
THE KROGER CO.
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: October 11, 2002
Filed By:
ALBERTSON'S INC.
Description: of D02-03-055.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 11, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 8, 2002, Mark Huffman, Attorney, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present was Bill Stock, Chief, Regulatory Relations, for PG&E. Huffman stated that PG&E generally supports the proposed decision (PD), more specifically, PG&E agrees that a surcharge cap needs to be in place, and that the current record is not strong enough to create a basis for a specific cap. Huffman suggested to hold expedited workshops to develop an appropriate record in this regard. Regarding any shortfall in the surcharge, Huffman stated that PG&E cannot finance such a shortfall and that here, too, the record does not provide a clear basis for determining an appropriate interest rate for such financing. Huffman also noted that regarding bond charges, the PD correctly concludes that operational reserves may be used in future years to cover operational costs if they are no longer needed to cover bond reserves.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 11, 2002
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: On October 8, 2002, John Leslie, attorney for Callaway Golf Company (Callaway), attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Leslie stated that Callaway has been a direct access (DA) customer on the San Diego Gas & Electric Company system continuously from July 2000 to the present. Leslie noted that Callaway has never relied upon purchase from the Department of Water Resources (DWR). Leslie stated that Callaway supports the treatment of continuous DA customers that is recommended in both the proposed decision and Cmmr. Wood's alternate. Leslie indicated that continuous DA customers such as Callaway should be exempt from all DWR exit fees, including both bond-related costs and ongoing purchased power costs.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 11, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY UTILITIES
Description: On October 8, 2002, Rick Morrow, Vice President of Customer Service Major Markets for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, Steve Weissman, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, Lynne McGhee and Laura Krannawitter, advisors to Cmmr. Duque, Mark Ward, Regulatory Project Manager, and Jeff Trace, Business and Economics Advisor, for SDG&E, Paul Szymanski, Attorney, for Sempra Energy, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for Sempra Energy Utilities. Morrow stated that SDG&E cannot support either the proposed decision (PD) or the alternate. Morrow stated that both the PD and the alternate are patently unfair to SDG&E's customers. Morrow argued that the PD is illegal because it would require the utilities to finance a substantial undercollection of amounts owed to the Department of Water Resources. Morrow described the harsh and inequitable consequences of a utility-specific exit fee for SDG&E's customers which could total an estimated 17 cents/kWh. Morrow stated that the solution is to adopt a statewide levelized exit fee.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 10, 2002
Filed By:
CMMR/LYNCH/PUC
Description: Alternate Proposed Decision mailed 10/10/2002 (Comments are due by 10/17/2002; reply comments due by noon 10/21/2002.)

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 10, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 7, 2002, William Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA), met with Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present was Dr. Barbara Barkovich, consultant to CLECA. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. With respect to the bond charge proposed decision (PD), Booth stated that the exemption of residential sales below 130% of baseline from participation in the bond charge recovery is very problematic. With respect to the direct access (DA) fee PD, Booth stated that there are several matters that could be improved. Booth and Dr. Barkovich stated that the PD appears to be little confused about the nature of the information that will be available from the Department of Water Resources' revenue requirement showing and that it leaves the impression that DA customers may have to pay a pro rata share of such costs. Dr. Barkovich discussed a number of implementation issues having to do with the adjustments necessary to the Navigant model to allow calculation of an indifference fee for the prospective periods. Booth suggested that it may prove less difficult to estimate the fee using a backcast for a 12-month recorded period.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 10, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 8, 2002, William Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA), attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Lara Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and other parties. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Booth stated that while the issues in this proceeding are complex, it is possible to reach a reasonable conclusion with respect to the direct access (DA) fee. Booth urged the Commission to provide as much specificity as possible in the decision so that the task of implementing the fees through workshops might be simplified. Booth expressed a preference for use of a 'backcast' method of developing the indifference fee for the 15-month period ending 12/31/02 and for future periods. Booth also discussed the appropriate cap on all of the exit fee for DA customers. Booth stated that while the combination of exit fees are certain to exceed a 2.7 cent cap in 2003, that is not a surprise nor should be alarming.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: October 10, 2002
Filed By:
CMMR/PEEVEY/PUC
Description: Alternate Proposed Decision mailed 10/10/2002 (Comments are due by 10/17/2002; no reply comments will be accepted)

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 9, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: On October 8, 2002, Dan Carroll, counsel to the California Industrial Users (CIU), participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, Sean Casey and Chris Danforth for the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Tom Beach for CMTA, Karen Mills for California Farm Bureau Federation, Michael Hindus for SBC Pacific Bell, Martin Mattes for Cargill, Bruce Foster for Southern California Edison Company, William Booth for CLECA, John Leslie for Callaway Golf, Mark Huffman for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Scott Lehecka for Strategic Energy, Mike Florio for The Utility Reform Network, David Huard for numerous direct access (DA) parties, Dan Douglass for AReM, Rick Morrow for San Diego Gas & Electric Company, George Harbison for the City of El Torito, Jason Goldblatt for McDonalds, Bryan Cragg for the County Sanitation District of Los Angeles County, Diane Grueneich and Merrick Munn for UC/CSU and Community Colleges, Jackson Mueller for Home Depot, Sierra Pine, and Pacific Western Extruded Pipe, Ann Trowbridge for Sutter Health, and Boyd Wilson for Central Valley Ag Customers. Carroll referred to a 2.7 cent cap and urged the Commission to be resolute in not allowing it to be pushed any higher. Carroll also urged that the alternate decision be issued which would take account of the usage of residential customers below 130% of baseline in calculating the historical exist fees. Carroll noted that the proposed decision (PD) does not state a specific percentage of spot price to be realized by DWR off-system power sales to be assumed in calculating exit fees each year. Carroll also addressed the issue of double counting which might occur due to the PD's determination to collect historical exit fees through the bond charge.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 9, 2002
Filed By:
CARGILL, INC.
Description: On October 8, 2002, Martin Mattes of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, LLP, counsel for Cargill, Inc. (Cargill), participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, Steven Weissman, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and representatives of various parties to the proceeding. Mattes urged the importance of setting an effective and affordable cap on direct access' (DA) obligation for the total of all cost responsibility surcharges, including any charge to recover past unrecovered Pacific Gas and Electric energy costs. Mattes stressed the need to review utility-incurred costs to ensure that only an appropriate share of uneconomic energy costs is imposed on DA customers and to perform such a review as part of each annual true-up.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: October 8, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: [Order Granting Petition Of The City Of Corona To Clarify Or Modify Decision 02-03-055] mailed 10/8/2002 (Comments are due by 10/28/2002; reply comments due 5 days after comments are filed. Opening comments shall not exceed 15 pages.)

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 7, 2002
Filed By:
SUTTER HEALTH
Description: On October 3, 2002, Dan Carroll, counsel to Sutter Health, met with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with David Gamson also present was Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Carroll explained that Sutter Health was a customer who was dumped back to bundled service involuntarily by its ESP. Carroll stated that Sutter Health signed an agreement to return to direct access (DA) service before July 1, 2001, but power was not flowing to Sutter Health's facilities before July 1, 2001. Carroll stated that Sutter Health does not believe that DA customers, who were involuntarily returned to bundled service, should be required to pay for future power costs of the Department of Water Resources. Carroll urged the Commission to use a `power flow? date for the purpose of determining responsibility for various categories of exit fees.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 7, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: On October 3, 2002, Dan Carroll, counsel to the California Industrial Users (CIU), met with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with David Gamson also present was Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Carroll expressed the support of CIU for the draft decision (DD) of ALJ Pulsifer and opposition to the alternate of Cmmr. Wood. Carroll expressed disappointment that the exit fee cap was set at 2.7 cents rather than 2.5 cents, but urged that any efforts by other parties to increase the exit fee cap be rejected. Carroll also urged changes in the DD.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: October 4, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY CONNECTIONS
Description: to be granted Party Status.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: October 4, 2002
Filed By:
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Description: To intervene as an interested party

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 3, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: On October 1, 2002, Keith McCrea, counsel for the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA), initiated a telephone conversation with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. McCrea stated that while the proposed decision presented a comprehensive description of the issues and parties' positions, it failed to propose a consistent methodology for the calculation of exit fees.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: October 3, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: On September 30, 2002, Keith McCrea, counsel for the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA), initiated a telephone conversation with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque. McCrea stated that while the proposed decision presented a comprehensive description of the issues and parties' positions, it failed to propose a consistent methodology for the calculation of exit fees.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: October 2, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: for Clarification of ALJ's Ruling and to Strike Testimony.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: September 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On September 25, 2002, William Booth, counsel for the California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA), met with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and DJ Smith, governmental affairs consultant to CLECA. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Booth referred to the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Pulsifer, and stated that the ALJ had made a concerted effort to address the many and complex issues arising in the proceeding in a coordinated manner. Booth expressed concern regarding the apparent conclusion in the PD that application of a uniform bond charge to direct access customers, in addition to a full indifference fee for the Department of Water Resources forward procurement costs would not amount to a 'double counting' of forward costs as CLECA had alleged in the proceeding.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: September 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: On September 25, 2002, Mark Gutheinz, on behalf of the Community College League of California (League), met with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Maric Munn and Johnny Torrez of the University of California/California State University (UC/CSU), David Viar and Steve Kinsella on behalf of the League, and Dian Grueneich of Grueneich Resource Advocates, counsel for UC/CSU and the League. The representatives of UC/CSU and the League requested that the Commission continue its policy support for direct access (DA) and opposed the lack of a surcharge cap in the alternate of Cmmr. Wood. The UC/SCU and League representatives expressed overall concern about the effect of the proposed decision of ALJ Pulsifer and Cmmr. Wood's alternate on the continued economic viability of DA and the failure of both proposals to address the impact on DA from changes in the DA credit and utility T&D rates.

Type: RULING Filing Date: September 27, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: Denies 6/27/2002 motion of the California Municipal Utilities Association for summary disposition of issues relating to certain departing load customers.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: September 24, 2002
Filed By:
CMMR/WOOD/PUC
Description: Alternate Draft Decision mailed 9/24/2002 (Comments are due by 10/14/2002; reply comments due 5 days after comments are filed. Opening comments shall not exceed 15 pages.)

Type: PROPOSED DECISION Filing Date: September 24, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: mailed 9/24/2002 (Comments are due by 10/14/2002; reply comments due 5 days after comments are filed. Opening comments shall not exceed 15 pages.)

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: September 19, 2002
Filed By:
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Notice of grant of request for ex parte meeting (with Cmmr. Peevey)

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: September 19, 2002
Filed By:
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Notice of grant of request for ex parte meeting (with David Gamson)

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: September 18, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On September 16, 2002, John P. Hughes, Manager of Regulatory Policy and Affairs with Southern California Edison Company (SCE), initiated a telephone call to ALJ Pulsifer. The call concerned the petition to modify D02-03-055 filed by the City of Corona. Hughes informed the Commission that SCE's decision not to file a response to the petition should not be construed as support for Corona's petition. Hughes stated that in fact, SCE supports Pacific Gas and Electric Company's arguments in opposition.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: September 10, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: to the Response of PG&E to Petition for Modification of Decision 02-03-055.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
EASTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: Reply; on Allocation of Responsibility for Proposed Exit Fees.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: Reply; on Direct Access Exit Fees.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
SUTTER HEALTH
Description: Reply; regarding Direct Access Surcharges.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; on Direct Access Exit Fee Questions.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: Reply; on Exit Fee issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Reply; regarding Direct Access Surcharges.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Description: Reply; regarding Direct Access Surcharges.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
THE KROGER CO.
Description: Reply; regarding Direct Access Exit Fees.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Limited Reply Legal; on the tail CTC Methodology.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply; on Direct Access Exit Fees.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 9, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; regarding Direct Access Exit Fees and related issues.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 6, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, LLC
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 6, 2002
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: Reply Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 6, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/CAGEN/PUC
Description: Reply Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 6, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Concurrent Reply Brief on the establishment of cost responsibility surcharges for direct access customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 6, 2002
Filed By:
7-ELEVEN, INC.
Description: Reply Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 6, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply Brief

Type: RULING Filing Date: September 5, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: revising schedule for supplemental testimony in Departing Load Phase from 9/9/2002 to 9/11.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: September 3, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening Brief on direct access exit fee questions

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: September 3, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Response to the City of Corona's Petition for Modification of D. 02-03-055

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
EASTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Opening Brief regarding direct access surcharges

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Concurrent Opening Brief on the Establishment of Cost Responsibility Surcharges For Direct Access Customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
WATER DIV./CAGEN/PUC
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: Opening Brief on exit fee issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
IRVINE COMPANY
Description: Opening Brief regarding direct access surcharges

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Description: Opening Brief on direct access exit fees

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
7-ELEVEN, INC.
Description: Opening Brief; pursuant to the procedural schedule established by ALJ Pulsifer.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: Concurrent Opening Brief on exit fee issues for direct access customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Opening Brief regarding direct access exit fees and related issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY, L.L.C.
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
DEL TACO, INC.
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: Opening Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: August 30, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Opening Brief on direct access exit fees

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 29, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: regarding schedule for Docket Office filing of reply briefs: reply brief must be e-mailed to service list by 9/6/2002; filing permitted until 9/9/2002.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: August 28, 2002
Filed By:
CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Description: On August 27, 2002, Rachel Neville of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies, sent comments (attached to the notice) to Pres. Lynch, Cmmrs. Duque, Wood, Brown and Peevey, and to ALJ Pulsifer. The comments discuss the impact of exit fees on clean and efficient on-site generation and request the Commission to minimize those fees.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 28, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: finding The Utility Reform Network eligible to request intervenor compensation.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 28, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: revising the schedule for reply briefs; due date for reply briefs - 9/6/02.

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 23, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: regarding the directive in D02-07-032 which authorized Southern California Edison to establish a Historical Procurement Charge in the matter of A98-07-003

Type: RULING Filing Date: August 13, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: granting motion of CLECA to incorporate evidentiary record from Bond Charge proceeding and extending briefing schedule: Opening briefs due by 8/30/2002; reply briefs by 9/12/2002.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 9, 2002
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: Response in support of motion of the California Large Energy Consumers Association for consolidation of evidentiary record from the DWR Bond Charge proceeding and in support of motion for order shortening time.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 9, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Response to the Petition of the City of Corona to clarify or modify Decision No.02-03-055 to specifically require utility distribution companies to continue to execute new UDC/ESP service agreements

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 9, 2002
Filed By:
JOINT PARTIES
REALENERGY, INC.
Description: in support of the motion of the California Large Energy Consumers Association for consolidation of evidentiary record from the DWR Bond Charge Proceeding.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 9, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: to the California Large Energy Consumers Association's Motion for Consolidation of Evidentiary Record.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 8, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO FAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the California Large Energy Consumers Association's Motion for Consolidation of Evidentiary Record.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 7, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to the California Large Energy Consumers Association's Motion for Consolidation of Evidentiary Record.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 7, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: in support of Motion of the California Large Energy Consumers Association for consolidation of evidentiary record

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: August 6, 2002
Filed By:
KERN OIL & REFINING CO.
Description: Notice of scheduled individual ex parte meeting

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: August 6, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Response to the motion of the California Large Energy Consumers Association for consolidation of evidentiary record

Type: MOTION Filing Date: August 5, 2002
Filed By:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Description: Motion for leave to submit late-filed testimony

Type: MOTION Filing Date: August 2, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Motion for order shortening time to respond to Motion of CLECA for consolidation of evidentiary record from the DWR bond charge proceeding

Type: MOTION Filing Date: August 2, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Motion for consolidation of evidentiary record from the DWR bond charge proceeding

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION Filing Date: August 1, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: Petition to Clarify or Modify Decision 02-03-055 to specifically require utility distribution companies to continue to execute new UDC/ESP service agreements.

Type: RULING Filing Date: July 29, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: setting prehearing conference in Departing Load Phase on 8/19/2002

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 26, 2002
Filed By:
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON July 8, 2002 AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF July 23, 2002. On July 2, 2002, W. Page Van Loben Sels of Paramount Petroleum Corporation (Paramount) met with Cmmr. Brown in Los Angeles. Also present was William Thorpe of Paramount. Paramount representatives described the onsite cogeneration facility under construction and the system benefits the facility will provide. Paramount representatives explained that the environmental benefits of the cogeneration facility were greater than the environmental benefits that could be achieved through conservation or other Demand Side Management strategies. Paramount representatives also expressed the position that exit fees should not be imposed on departing load.

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: July 24, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of Intent to Claim Compensation

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 17, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: On July 12, 2002, Scott Blaising, special counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), met with Cmmr. Wood and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brwon, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Cmmr. Wood also present was Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood. Blaising referred to CMUA's motion for summary disposition and explained that CMUA believes that the CPUC lacks the authority and jurisdiction to impose costs on customers of publicly owned utilities, and that the PCUC should, as a matter of law, summarily dispose of the issue. Blaising urged the Commission to address CMUA's motion on an expedited basis.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 15, 2002
Filed By:
CARGILL, INCORPORATED
JACK-IN-THE-BOX, INC.
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON July 8, 2002 AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF July 16, 200. On June 26, 2002, Martin Mattes, counsel for Cargill, Incorporated, and Jack-in-the-Box, Inc., participated in an all party meeting with Cmmrs. Brown and Peevey in San Francisco. Representatives of Southern California Edison Company, of direct access customers and bundled service customers were also present. Mattes expressed support for setting a cap not to exceed $0.025 per kWh on the sum of `non-bypassable charges' to be imposed on direct access (DA) customers for future recovery of stranded generation and power procurement costs incurred by the utilities and the Department of Water Resources. Mattes noted that many DA customers had made substantial contributions toward the recovery of the utilities' historical procurement costs prior to their conversion to DA, when they were paying the high rates on bundled service commercial/industrial customers in 2001.

Type: REPLY Filing Date: July 12, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the Motion of the California Municipal Utilities Association for Summary Disposition of issues relating to certain departing Load customers.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: July 12, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: to the Motion of the California Municipal Utilities Association for Summary Disposition of Issues relating to certain departing load customers.

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: July 12, 2002
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: To Motion of the California Municipal Utilities Assoc. for summary disposition of issues relating to certain departing load customers

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: July 12, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: To the Motion of California Municipal Utilities Assoc. for summary disposition

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: July 12, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: To the California Municipal Utilities Assoc.'s Motion for summary disposition

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 11, 2002
Filed By:
CLARUS ENERGY CORPORATION
Description: Order Instituting Rulemaking regarding the implementation of the suspension of direct access pursuant to Assembly Bill 1X and Decision 01-09-060

Type: NOTICE Filing Date: July 11, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: of Scheduled Individual Ex Parte Meeting.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2002
Filed By:
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On July 2, 2002, W. Page Van Loben Sels of Paramount Petroleum Corporation met with Cmmr. Brown in Los Angeles.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 8, 2002
Filed By:
CARGILL, INCORPORATED
JACK-IN-THE-BOX, INC.
Description: LATED FILED. AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On June 26, 2002, Martin Mattes, counsel for Cargill, Incorporated, and Jack-in-the-Box, Inc., participated in an all party meeting with Cmmrs. Brown and Peevey. Mattes expressed support for setting a cap not to exceed $0.025 per kWh on the sum of `non-bypassable charges? to be imposed on direct access (DA) customers for future recovery of stranded generation and power procurement costs incurred by the utilities and the Department of Water Resources. Mattes noted that many DA customers had made substantial contributions toward the recovery of the utilities' historical procurement costs prior to their conversion to DA, when they were paying the high rates on bundled service commercial/industrial customers in 2001.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: July 3, 2002
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On June 26, 2002, John Leslie, attorney for Callaway Golf Company (Callaway) attended an all-party meeting with Cmmrs. Brown and Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Leslie stated that Callaway has been a direct access customer on the San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) system from July 2000, has never relied upon purchases from the Department of Water Resources (DWR), and thus has not contributed to any undercollection of energy costs incurred by SDG&E and DWR. Leslie requested that the Commission determine that customers that never have purchased power from DWR should be exempt from all DWR exit fees.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: June 27, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: For an order shortening the time to respond

Type: MOTION Filing Date: June 27, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: For summary disposition of issues relating to certain departing load customers

Type: MOTION Filing Date: June 19, 2002
Filed By:
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Description: Motion for leave to file late testimony of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Type: PETITION Filing Date: June 19, 2002
Filed By:
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Description: Petition to Intervene

Type: RULING Filing Date: June 13, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: rescheduling Prehearing Conference to 6/28/2002 and extending deadline for cross-examination estimates

Type: RULING Filing Date: June 11, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: regarding scheduling of witnesses

Type: MOTION Filing Date: June 10, 2002
Filed By:
SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURING GROUP
Description: Motion to submit late testimony as an interested party

Type: MOTION Filing Date: June 10, 2002
Filed By:
SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURING GROUP
Description: Motion to intervene as an interested party

Type: MOTION Filing Date: June 7, 2002
Filed By:
AMERICAN DG
ARDEN REALTY, INC.
CAAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
CUMMINS WEST, INC.
HESS MICROGEN
INTERNATIONAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
NEXT EDGE, INC.
NEXTEK POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
REALENERGY, INC.
Description: Of Joint Parties interested in distributed generation/distributed energy resources to intervene as an interested party

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: June 5, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Description: On June 3, 2002, Frank Perdue, consultant to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), had a communication with Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, via telephone. David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Steve Weissman, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, Chloe Lukins of the Energy Division, and Craig McDonald and Jim McMahon, consultants, and Andrew Ulmer, counsel, for DWR, also participated in the communication. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. DWR representatives discussed the May 17, 2002 DWR memorandum regarding direct access scenarios, including that the revenue shortfall identified in Table 1 formed the basis for a bond charge component of an exit fee under the revised base scenario.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 30, 2002
Filed By:
CLARUS ENERGY CORPORATION
Description: LATE FILED. On May 21, 2002, David Field, President of Clarus Energy Corporation (Clarus), met with Steven Weissman, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in four separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were Wendy Gumb, Director of Development, and Jose Guzman, attorney, for Clarus. In the meeting with Steven Weissman also participated Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood. Field stated that Clarus' distributed generation units were as much as 80% efficient in their use of their thermal energy output for purposes of their customers? thermal energy needs. Field asserted that an exit fee should not be imposed on distributed generation customers. Guzman stated that distributed generation provides a number of important benefits to California. Field stated that if the Commission determined that exit fees should be imposed on distributed generation customers, such fees should be offset by the quantifiable net benefits provided by distributed generation.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 24, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Description: LATE FILED. On May 9, 2002, Stan Dirks, Counsel for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), met with Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, at the State Treasurer's Office in Sacramento. Also present were Jim Olson, Chief of Financial Operations - Power Supply Program, and Douglas Montague, Financial Advisor, for DWR, and various representatives of the State Treasurer's Office. DWR representatives discussed the authority of the Commission to continue the suspension of direct access after DWR no longer supplies power, and the authority of the CPUC to impose DWR charges on direct access customers if and when the suspension of direct access is lifted.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 24, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Description: LATE FILED. On May 13, 2002, Thomas Hanningan, Director of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), met with Cmmr. Lynch at the Office of the Governor of the State of California in Sacramento. Also present were Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, Peter Garris, Deputy Director, Stan Dirks, Counsel, Bruce Van Dusen, counsel, and Douglas Montague, Financial Advisor, for DWR, and various representatives of the Governor's Office. DWR representatives discussed the authority of the Commission to continue the suspension of direct access after DWR no longer supplies power, and the authority of the CPUC to impose DWR charges on direct access customers if and when the suspension of direct access is lifted.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 13, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On May 8, 2002, William Stock, Chief of Regulatory Relations for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Robert Kinosian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Also present were Julie Fitch, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Joseph Henri, Director of Utility Electric Portfolio Management, and David Rubin, Director, Service Analysis, for PG&E. Stock stated that the non-by-passable fee should ensure that all customers pay their fair share of costs that were incurred on their behalf. Rubin outlined the sorts of costs that should be included in the fee.

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 10, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: revising procedural schedule: Department of Water Resources submits corrected model runs - 5/17/2002; Opening Testimony - 6/6; Prehearing conference - 6/18; Reply Testimony - 6/20; Evidentiary Hearings - 7/10.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 9, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On May 6, 2002, William Stock, Chief of Regulatory Relations for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Belinda Gatti and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, and Joseph Henri, Director of Utility Electric Portfolio Management, and Mark Huffman, Attorney, for PG&E. Stock stated that the nonbypassable fee should ensure that all customers pay their fair share of costs that were incurred on their behalf. Huffman outlined the sorts of costs that should be included in the fee.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 8, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: LATE FILED. On May 1, 2002, Scott Steffen, Assistant General Counsel of Modesto Irrigation District (MID), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Christopher Mayer, Assistant General Manager-Planning and Marketing of MID. Steffen and Mayer stated that they do not believe that the Commission has the authority to impose exit fees on departing load. Steffen and Mayer also explained that any departing load to whom MID might provide retail electric service is, by definition, within MID?s service territory. Mayer and Steffen indicated that if all remaining Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) load within the joint PG&E-MID electric service territory were to switch to MID?s electric service, the total departing load would be only 100 MW. Accordingly, Steffen and Mayer stated that no exit fees should be imposed upon the departing load within MID?s present electric service territory.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
EASTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: Reply brief on legal issues pertaining to Direct Access and departing load customers

Type: MOTION Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to intervene; reply brief attached

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On May 1, 2002, William Stock, Chief of Regulatory Relations for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, in San Francisco. Also present was Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and Joseph Henri, Director of Utility Electric Portfolio Management, and Mark Huffman, Attorney, for PG&E. Stock stated that the non-by-passable fee should ensure that all customers pay their fair share of costs that were incurred on their behalf. Huffman outlined the sorts of costs that should be included in the fee. Stock also stated that there is a significant amount of work needed to implement whatever non-by-passable fee the Commission adopts, and to inform customers of the charge.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Summary: On May 1, 2002, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs of Southern California Edison Company (Edison), met with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present were Aaron Johnson and Robert Kinosian, advisors to Cmmr. Lynch, and Michael Hoover, Director of Regulatory Affairs of Edison. Foster and Hoover discussed the Commission?s authority to impose exit fees. Foster and Hoover stated that all customers, including Direct Access (DA) and Departing Load (DL) customers, should be responsible for the costs the Department of Water Resources incurs. Foster and Hoover also discussed the Utility-Retained Generation and Qualifying Facility costs for which DA and DL customers should bear responsibility. Finally, Foster and Hoover discussed the potential need for re-entry fees or other rules restricting the movement of DA customers between bundled service and DA service.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
SIMPSON TIMBER COMPANY
Description: Reply Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
REALENERGY, INC.
Description: Reply Brief on Legal Issues Related to Imposition of Exit Fees on Departing Load Customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply Brief on Legal Issues Related to Imposition of Exit Fees on Departing Load Customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY
CALIFORNIA COGENERATION COUNCIL
Description: Reply Brief

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Reply; in accordance to procedural schedule established in ALJ's Ruling of March 29, 2002 relating to cost responsibility for departing load.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Reply; on the legal basis for direct access cost responsibility

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: Concurrent Reply Brief; on legal issues related to imposition of exit fees on direct access customers as identified in ALJ Rulings dated March 29 and April 5, 2002.

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: Reply; on legal issues relating to cost responsibility for direct access and departing load customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on legal issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP, INC.
Description: Reply; regarding direct access cost responsibility issues

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; on legal issues pertaining to departing load customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
AGRICULTURAL ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; in accordance with the procedural schedule set forth in the ALJ's Ruling of March 29, 2002

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USER COALITION
GOODRICH AEROSTRUCTURES GROUP
KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Description: Reply; on the Commission's legal authority to impose departing load surcharges and exit fees

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply; concerning legal basis for direct access cost responsibility charges

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA
KEL TACO, INC.
KERN OIL AND REFINING COMPANY
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOWES HOMES IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Description: Preliminary reply brief of joint parties

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Description: Reply; on legal issues related to direct access cost responsibility

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Reply; on legal issues relating ot cost responsibility for direct access and departing load customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; regarding non-bypassable charges for direct access and departing load customers

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply; on legal issues related to direct access cost responsibility

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: Reply Brief; on behalf of Pacific Bell

Type: BRIEF Filing Date: May 6, 2002
Filed By:
WESTSIDE POWER AUTHORITY
Description: Reply Brief

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 2, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: regarding joint motion for participation by the Department of Water Resources

Type: RULING Filing Date: May 2, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: regarding testimony on "switching exemption"

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 29, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: revising procedural schedule

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 26, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: granting California Solar Energy Industries Association's Petition to Intervene and Motion to accept late comments

Type: RULING Filing Date: April 24, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/PULSIFER/PUC
Description: granting requests to be added as new appearances to service list

Type: MOTION Filing Date: April 23, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
Description: to late file its opening brief on legal issues pertaining to departing load customers; opening brief attached

Type: PETITION Filing Date: April 23, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATIION
Description: to intervene

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 16, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON MARCH 19, 2002, AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF APRIL 9, 2002. On March 15, 2002, Christopher Mayer, Modesto Irrigation District's (MID) Assistant General Manager-Planning and Marketing, met with Cmmr. Lynch in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Mayer stated that MID is concerned about previous statements of Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company requesting that any California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) direct access exit fee also be extended to departing load customers, including electric customers served by irrigation districts. Mayer pointed out that the Commission has already decided this matter by the manner in which it defined energy service provider in the CDWR rate agreement decision. Mayer stated further that aside from that issue, MID has no position on the alternatives for suspension of direct access.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 16, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: LATE FILED. On April 10, 2002, William Booth, counsel for California Large Energy Consumers Association, sent a copy of a document (attached to the notice) titled 'An Approach to the Establishment and Recovery of Exit Fees From Direct Access Customers' to Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Robert Kinsoian, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, Linda Serizawa, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Peter Arth, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey.

Type: OPPOSITION Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
BUILLDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to TURN's application for rehearing of D02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to application of TURN for rehearing of D02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to application of Cerritos for rehearing of D02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Response to Application of the City of Cerritos for Limited Rehearing of D.02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Response to the Application of California Industrial Users for Rehearing of Decision 02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Description: Response to the Application of The Utility Reform Network for Rehearing of Decision No.02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: Response to the Application of The Utility Reform Network for Rehearing of Decision No.02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: Response to the Application of The Utility Reform Network for Rehearing of Decision 02-03-055

Type: RESPONSE Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: to application of TURN for rehearing of D02-03-055

Type: OPPOSITION Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
IRVINE COMPANY
Description: to TURN's application for rehearing of D02-03-055

Type: OPPOSITION Filing Date: April 8, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to TURN's application for rehearing of D02-03-055

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: April 4, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of Decision 02-03-055

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: April 4, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: of Decision 02-03-055

Type: REHEARING REQUEST Filing Date: April 4, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: for limited rehearing of Decision 02-03-055

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: April 3, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/SCARFF/PUC
Description: LATE FILED. On March 28, 2002, Regina Birdsell, Director of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) met with Cmmr. Wood in San Francisco, and, on the same day, ORA analyst sent, via e-mail, to Linda Serizawa, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, a letter (attached to the notice). At the meeting with Cmmr. Wood also present were Linda Serizawa and Steve Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood, and Sean Casey, analyst, and Jim Scarff, counsel, for ORA. Casey described ORA's long-standing policy favoring customer choice at the retail level. Scarff characterized the choice facing the Commission between the draft decision and the alternate as a choice between two risky options. Scarff stated that the risks to ratepayers associated with trying to terminate direct access contracts as of July of last year were greater than the risks that the Commission would be unable to impose equitable exit fees on current direct access customers. Scarff noted that the Commission?s action in approving cost recovery in the Southern California Edison Company's settlement was analogous to the past cost recovery implicit in the exit fees being contemplated here. ORA explained that the Commission is better off dealing with the exit fees now.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 28, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/SCARFF/PUC
Description: LATE FILED. On March 19, 2002, Regina Birdsell, Director of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), wrote a letter (attached to the notice) to Cmmr. Peevey. In the letter, Birdsell expresses ORA's support for Cmmr. Brown's alternate and continuation of direct access pending further debate that is ongoing at the Legislature and the Executive Branch. ORA expressed its concern that if the proposed decision were adopted, Energy Service Providers would stop doing business in California and opportunities to continue or restart direct access in the future would be much more difficult.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 25, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: On March 20, 2002, Katie Wilson, Environmental Services Manager of the City of Cerritos (City), met with Cmmr. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan and Julie Fitch, advisors to Cmmr. Peevey, and Scott Blaising, counsel for the City. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Wilson stated that the City has been planning on using direct access to deliver energy from the proposed Magnolia Power Project to the City's residents and businesses. Wilson further stated the concerns of the City with the draft decision and the alternate. Wilson explained that both would appear to foreclose the City's option to utilize direct access for its pre-existing community aggregation program.

Type: RULING Filing Date: March 25, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/MINKIN/PUC
Description: shortening time to respond to any applications for rehearing of D.02-03-055 (application due 4/4/2002): Responses are due by 4/8/2002.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 20, 2002
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: On March 15, 2002, John Leslie, attorney for Callaway Golf Company (Callaway), attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present were parties listed on the attachment to the notice. Leslie stated that Callaway has been a direct access customer on the San Diego Gas & Electric Company's system from July 2000 to the present. Leslie noted that Callaway commenced direct access service under a one-year contract with an electric service provider (ESP) in July 2000and that in April 2001, Callaway entered into a direct access agreement with a new ESP. Leslie stated that Callaway opposes ALJ's draft decision (DD) and explained that it potentially could be read to negatively affect direct access customers, such as Callaway, that have never purchased any power from the State Department of Water Resources (DWR). Leslie also stated that the DD could affect pre-July 1, 2001 direct access customers, such as Callaway, that switched ESPs after July 1, 2001. Leslie stated that Callaway supports Cmmr. Brown?s alternate. Leslie noted, however, that the alternate should be modified to allow new load of direct access customers to be served under direct access to the extent such incremental load is permitted under the direct access contract.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 20, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: On March 15, 2002, Dan Carroll, counsel of the California Industrial Users intervenor group (CIU), attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present was Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Carroll stated that The Utility Reform Network's constitutional arguments regarding the contract clause ignored the fact that in cases involving government-private contracts, the government treasury was at issue, which is what is also true with respect to retroactive suspension of direct access. Carroll explained that in cases where the government treasury is at issue, strict scrutiny is required. Carroll also registered CIU's opposition to Southern California Edison Company's (Edison) effort to implement Edison's Historical Procurement Charge issue into this proceeding.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 20, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On March 15, 2002, Bill Stock, Chief of Regulatory Relations for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Lynch at an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present was Peter Ouborg, Attorney of the Law Department of PG&E. Other attendees are listed on the sign-in sheet attached to the notice. Ouborg stated that PG&E supports the alternate sponsored by Cmmr. Brown. Ouborg also noted that it is imperative to have an appropriate exit fee developed and applied to direct customers as soon as possible.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 20, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On March 15, 2002, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President of Sempra Energy (Sempra), on behalf of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and Sempra Energy Solutions, met with Cmmr. Lynch in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, Debra Reed, President, and Paul Szymanski, attorney, for Sempra, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Katz stated that SDG&E supports the Cmmr. Brown alternate as a legally sound and regulatory consistent approach to suspending direct access. Katz explained that the alternate protects consumers, would benefit the California economy and facilitate issuance of Department of Water Resources bonds. Katz added that the alternate sets up a framework for fairly resolving concerns about cost shifting through exit fees.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 20, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On March 15, 2002, William Booth, counsel for California Large Energy Consumers Association (CLECA) attended an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Lynch in San Francisco. Also present were parties listed on the attachment to the notice. Booth stated that CLECA members took direct access power in the 1998-2000 period but were largely returned to bundled utility service by their energy service providers (ESPs) in late 2001 and early 2001. Booth stated that some of those companies are engaged in litigation with ESPs over that action. Boot urged the Commission to adopt September 20, 2001 as a qualification date for direct access customers and to embark on a process of determining appropriate direct access exit fees. Boot stated that CLECA would not challenge the Commission's authority to levy such fees, but might, if confronted with inappropriate or unsupportable fees, challenge the manner in which the exit fees were calculated.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 20, 2002
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: On March 15, 2002, John Leslie, attorney for Callaway Golf Company (Callaway), met with David Gamson and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Michael Rider, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, and Tom Macias, Vice President, Facilities Operations, for Callaway. Comments filed by Callaway were used. Rider stated that Callaway has been a direct access customer on the San Diego Gas & Electric Company's system from July 2000 to the present. Macias noted that in April 2000, Callaway entered into a one-year contract with an electric service provider (ESP) and that in April 2001, Callaway entered into a direct access agreement with a new ESP. Leslie stated that Callaway opposes ALJ's draft decision (DD) and explained that it potentially could be read to negatively affect direct access customers, such as Callaway, that have never purchased any power from the State Department of Water Resources (DWR). Leslie also stated that the DD could affect pre-July 1, 2001 direct access customers, such as Callaway, that switched ESPs after July 1, 2001. Rider explained that if the Commission were to terminate Callaway's direct access agreement, the Company's increased electricity costs would negatively affect Callaway's ability to compete. Leslie stated that Callaway supports Cmmr. Brown?s alternate. Leslie noted, however, that the alternate should be modified to allow new load of direct access customers to be served under direct access to the extent such incremental load is permitted under the direct access contract. Referring to `exit fees,' Leslie asked for clarification that the Commission will address the issue of whether customers that never have purchased power from DWR should be exempt from exit fees.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 19, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On March 18, 2002, Lee Schavrien, Vice President of Sempra Energy (Sempra), met with Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present was Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Administrator of Sempra. Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President of Sempra, participated in the meeting via telephone. Schavrien stated that Sempra supports the Cmmr. Brown alternate as a legally sound and regulatory consistent approach to suspending direct access as of September 20, 2001. Katz explained that the ALJ?s draft decision would retroactively suspend direct access in violation of the Constitution, black letter law and CPUC regulations. Blattner explained that the alternate includes language adopting exit fees or charges to ensure that direct access customers pay their fair share of Department of Water Resources costs.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 19, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On March 14, 2002, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President of Sempra Energy (Sempra), met with Laura Krannawitter and Lynne McGhee, advisors to Cmmr. Duque, in San Francisco. Also present was Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Administrator of Sempra. Katz stated that Sempra supports the Cmmr. Brown alternate as a legally sound and regulatory consistent approach to suspending direct access. Katz explained that language in the alternate expressing the intent to impose exit fees or charges should read that such fees or charges will be designed so that direct access customers pay their fair share of Department of Water Resources costs.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 19, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: On March 15, 2002, Christopher Mayer, Modesto Irrigation District's (MID) Assistant General Manager-Planning and Marketing, had a telephone conversation with Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch. Mayer stated that almost all the MID customer load in the portion of the MID electric service area that is also within Pacific Gas and Electric Company's service area has been served continuously by MID prior to, during and after the period of high wholesale power market prices.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 19, 2002
Filed By:
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On March 15, 2002, Christopher Mayer, Modesto Irrigation District's (MID) Assistant General Manager-Planning and Marketing, met with Cmmr. Lynch in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, and other attendees. Mayer stated that MID is concerned about previous statements of Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company requesting that any California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) direct access exit fee also be extended to departing load customers, including electric customers served by irrigation districts. Mayer pointed out that the Commission has already decided this matter by the manner in which it defined energy service provider in the CDWR rate agreement decision. Mayer stated further that aside from that issue, MID has no position on the alternatives for suspension of direct access.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 5, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On February 28, 2002, Brian Cherry, Chief of Regulatory Relations for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Cherry stated that the language in the alternate decision needed clarification on the treatment of existing direct access customers who lost their energy service providers (ESP) after September 20, 2001. Cherry suggested that the language be modified to clearly state that all existing direct access customers who lose their ESP must be returned to utility service and that there was no distinction intended between new and existing ESP customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 5, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On March 1, 2002, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President for Sempra Energy (Sempra), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Administrator for Sempra. Katz stated that San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) supports the draft alternate. Katz indicated that SDG&E disagrees with an interpretation that the draft alternate may require a DASR submission cut-off date of September 20, 2001.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 4, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: On February 27, 2002, Katie Wilson, Environmental Services Manager of the City of Cerritos (City), met with Cmmr. Duque, in Los Angeles. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Wilson explained the concerns of the City with the draft decision and the alternate and stated that both would eliminate the possibility of the City using direct access to deliver energy from the Magnolia Power Project. Wilson explained that a Commission decision disallowing pre-existing arrangements, such as the City?s community aggregation program, could potentially delay or suspend development of the Magnolia Power Project.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 1, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS/WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: On February 27, 2002, Dan Douglass, counsel for the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AREM) and the Western Power Trading Forum (WPTF), made two telephone calls to David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Douglass referred to previously filed comments, which indicated that AREM/WPTF would support the imposition of fair and equitable exit fees, in lieu of retroactive suspension.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: March 1, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/SCARFF/PUC
Description: LATE FILED. On February 15, 2002, Sean Casey, an analyst of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Duque in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Bilas, Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, and David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and representatives of Southern California Edison Company and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Casey stated that the ORA supports Cmmr. Brown's alternate with the proviso that it should be modified to clearly establish that direct access customers will be liable for an appropriate amount of Department of Water Resources costs.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 25, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On February 20, 2002, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President for Sempra Energy (Sempra), left a voicemail message for Lynne McGhee, advisor to Cmmr. Duque. Katz explained that there were some small changes that could clarify issues in the draft alternate.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 22, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: LATE FILED. On February 15, 2002, Scott Blaising, special counsel for the City of Cerritos (City), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Blaising stated that the alternate is indistinguishable from the draft decision; both decisions eliminate the possibility of the City using direct access to deliver energy from the Magnolia Power Project. Blaising requested that consideration be given to modifying the alternate to expressly recognize the City's efforts as qualifying as an "existing arrangement" under D01-09-060.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 21, 2002
Filed By:
SIMPSON TIMBER COMPANY
Description: On February 15, 2002, Jackson Mueller, energy manager for Simpson Timber Company (Simpson), met with Cmmr. Duque in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Laura Krannawitter, advisor to Cmmr. Duque, Jerry Bloom from White & Case, LLP, Simpson's outside counsel, and other parties listed on the attachment to the notice. Simpson's representatives urged the Commission not to vote to suspend direct access service retroactively but instead, to vote to adopt the alternate decision. Simpson's representatives explained that adopting a July 1, 2001 suspension date would abrogate Simpson's existing direct access contract. Simpson's representatives emphasized that the Commission should avoid taking action that would cause further damage to Northern California's already stressed economy. Simpson's representatives further commented that the Commission should not take any stand at this time regarding the propriety of imposing exit fees on direct access customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 21, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: On February 15, 2002 at 2:00 p.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following persons representing the California Large Energy Consumers Association [CLECA] met with Commissioner Duque and his Advisor, Laura Krannawitter; Kevin Coughlan, Advisor to Commissioner Bilas, and David Gamson, Advisor to Commissioner Brown, at an all-party meeting also attended by those persons listed on the sign-in sheet attached to the Notice, to wit: William H. Booth, Esq. Mr. Booth stated CLECA's support for Commissioner Brown's Alternate Draft Decision on suspension of direct access.He took issue with TURN that Commission suspension of direct access effective July 1, 2001 would not constitute retroactive action because July 1 follows the date of enactment of AB 1X; that the action at issue is the Commission?s action to implement the statute pursuant to the Legislature's delegation to set the date of suspension, and a decision now to suspend effective July 1, 2001 would clearly amount to retroactive suspension. Mr. Booth also stated that counsel for TURN speculates when he asserts that the level of direct access exit fees will be very large; that neither TURN nor any other party presently knows the level of exit fees that will represent the appropriate cost responsibility of direct access customers and that the Commission will only be able to establish the same following evidentiary hearings, which have not yet been held. Finally, Mr. Booth urged Commissioner Duque to consider reconciling the language in the Alternate Draft Decision with respect to assignments, transfer between ESPs and termination dates. He suggested that the Commission simply use September 20, 2001 as the date for establishing the set of customers eligible to engage in direct access prospectively.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 21, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: On February 15, 2002 at 2:00 p.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) representing the California Industrial Users [CIU] met with Commissioner Duque and his Advisor, Laura Krannawitter; Kevin Coughlan, Advisor to Commissioner Bilas, and David Gamson, Advisor to Commissioner Brown, at an all-party meeting also attended by those persons listed on the sign-in sheet attached to the Notice, to wit: Dan L. Carroll, Esq. Mr. Carroll stated CIU's support for Commissioner Brown's Alternate Draft Decision, and stated that TURN's constitutional arguments regarding the contract clause ignored the fact that in cases involving government-private contracts, the government treasury was at issue, which is also true with respect to retroactive suspension of direct access. In cases where the government treasury is at issue, strict scrutiny is required. Mr. Carroll also registered CIU's opposition to Edison's overreaching effort to import Edison's Historical Procurement Charge issue, which was only recently heard in another proceeding and which is still in the briefing stage, into this proceeding.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 20, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Description: On February 15, 2002, Aldyn Hoekstra, Vice President of Strategy and Development for Sempra Energy Solutions (SES), met with Cmmr. Duque in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Laura Krannawitter and Lynne McGhee, advisors to Cmmr. Duque, Kevin Coughlan and Julie Fitch, advisors to Cmmr. Bilas, Belinda Gatti, David Gamson and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Sean Casey of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Valeria Burk of the Energy Division, Edward Poole of the California Industrial Petroleum Association, Scott Blaising for the City of Cerritos, Susie Berlin for the City of San Marcos, Greg Bass, Direct Access Operations Manager for SES, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President for Sempra Energy, Gina DiAngelis for NRG Energy Center, Britton McFetridge for New West Energy, Jan Green for UC/CSU, Adam Chodorow and Peter Cliborg for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Bruce Foster for Southern California Edison Company, Brian Cragg for County Sanitation District, Matt Freedman for The Utility Reform Network, Jim Squeri for CRA, , Seth Hilton for Target, Jeff Lohrmann for Valley Energy, Aaron Thomas for AESNE, Mariah Garcia for SBC, Norman Furuta for Federal Executive Agencies, Jerry Bloom for Simpson Paper, Johnny Torres for UC, Dan Carroll for CIU, Karen Lindh for CMTA, Clyde Murley for CCLC, BOMA, and the Irvine Co., and Todd Blischke for Laguna Irrigation District. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Hoekstra stated that SES supports the Brown alternate, but that certain implementation restrictions in the alternate were unnecessary and should not be adopted.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 20, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
CITY OF MARCOS
Description: On February 15, 2002 at 1:00 p.m., at the CPUC in San Francisco, the following person(s) met with Commissioner Bilas, who participated in the meeting via telephone, and with Kevin Coughlin and Julie Fitch, Advisors to Commissioner Bilas, to wit: Scott Blaising, Esq., representing the City of Cerritos ("Cerritos"), and C. Susie Berlin, Esq., representing the City of San Marcos ("San Marcos"). Both counsel expressed their concerns with the draft decision relating to the suspension of direct access, and specifically, the handling of existing community aggregation programs. They explained that both cities are participants in the development of the Magnolia Power Project; that both the alternate decision of Commissioner Brown and the draft decision of ALJ Barnett would eliminate the possibility of the cities utilizing their community aggregation programs to deliver energy from the proposed Magnolia Power Project to the residents and businesses within their respective jurisdictions. Ms. Berlin explained that San Marcos preferred the alternate decision of Commissioner Brown to the draft decision of ALJ Barnett with regard to the September 20, 2001 proposed suspension date because it is legally sound and more firmly supported by public policy.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 20, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On February 15, 2002, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President for Sempra Energy, met with Cmmr. Duque in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Laura Krannawitter and Lynne McGhee, advisors to Cmmr. Duque, Kevin Coughlan and Julie Fitch, advisors to Cmmr. Bilas, Belinda Gatti, David Gamson and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Sean Casey of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Valeria Burk of the Energy Division, Edward Poole of the California Industrial Petroleum Association, Scott Blaising for the City of Cerritos, Susie Berlin for the City of San Marcos, Gina DiAngelis for NRG Energy Center, Britton McFetridge for New West Energy, Jan Green for UC/CSU, Adam Chodorow and Peter Cliborg for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Bruce Foster for Southern California Edison Company, Brian Cragg for County Sanitation District, Matt Freedman for The Utility Reform Network, Jim Squeri for CRA, Greg Bass and Aldyn Hoekstra for Sempra Energy Solutions, Seth Hilton for Target, Jeff Lohrmann for Valley Energy, Aaron Thomas for AESNE, Mariah Garcia for SBC, Norman Furuta for Federal Executive Agencies, Jerry Bloom for Simpson Paper, Johnny Torres for UC, Dan Carroll for CIU, Karen Lindh for CMTA, Clyde Murley for CCLC, BOMA, and the Irvine Co., and Todd Blischke for Laguna Irrigation District. Katz stated that San Diego Gas & Electric Company supports the Brown alternate. Katz also noted that retroactive suspension of direct access would be a violation of the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution, that according to Public Utilities Code Section 728, Commission-ordered changes in tariffs are to be effective only prospectively and that cost responsibility is more appropriately addressed in A00-11-038.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 19, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply comments on Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Brown

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 19, 2002
Filed By:
SIMPSON TIMBER COMPANY
Description: THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON February 11, 2002 AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF February 20, 2002. On February 6, 2002, Mark Pawlicki representing Simpson Timber Company (Simpson) met with Cmmr. Bilas in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan and Julie Fitch, advisors to Cmmr. Bilas; Jackson Mueller of Simpson; and Jerry Bloom and Lisa Cottle of White & Case, LLP, Simpson's outside counsel. Simpson representatives urged the Commission not to vote to suspend direct access service retroactively, as the proposed decision would do. Simpson representatives explained that adopting a July 1, 2001 suspension date would abrogate Simpson's existing direct access contract and would have a serious adverse economic impact on Simpson's operations. Simpson's representatives also commented that the Commission should make every attempt not to impose exit fees on direct access customers.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 19, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
Description: Reply comments on the Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 19, 2002
Filed By:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Description: Reply comments to the comments on the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown.

Type: REQUEST Filing Date: February 15, 2002
Filed By:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Description: for party status and permission to file comments; comments attached

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
COMMONWEALTH ENERGY CORPORATION
Description: Comments on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett retroactively suspending direct access

Type: PETITION Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
SIMPSON TIMBER COMPANY
Description: to Intervene

Type: PETITION Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
ENRON ENERGY MARKETING CORP.
ENRON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Description: to Intervene

Type: MOTION Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Description: for leave to intervene; comments attached

Type: MOTION Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
COMMONWEALTH ENERGY CORPORATION
Description: Motion to intervene

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: Determining that direct access should be suspended as of September 20, 2001

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
SUTTER HEALTH
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: on the February 7, 2002 Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown: Opinion in determining that direct access should be suspended as of September 20, 2001, and implementing the suspension

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
AMERICAN YEAST CORPORATION
Description: to the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett to retroactively suspend direct access as of July 1, 2001, and to the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
SIMPSON TIMBER COMPANY
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
KROGER CO.
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and Alternate Decision of Commr. Brown on suspension of direct access

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
SBC SERVICES, INC.
Description: on Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown; on behalf of it affiliate Pacific Bell

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CALIF.
Description: on ALJ Barnett's January 25, 2002 Draft Decision nad Commr. Brown's February 7, 2002 Alternate Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
IRVINE COMPANY
Description: on Commr. Brown's February 7, 2002 Alternate Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
7-ELEVEN, INC.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
NEWARK GROUP, INC.
Description: on the January 25, 2002 Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the February 7, 2002 Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Description: on the January 25, 2002 Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the February 7, 2002 Alternate Decision of Commr. Brown regarding the suspension of direct access and implementing the suspension

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
ENRON ENERGY MARKETING CORP.
ENRON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Description: on Proposed and Alternate Proposed Decisions

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Geoffrey Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: on Commr. Brown's February 7, 2002 Alternate Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
ORA/SCARFF/PUC
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
AES NEW ENERGY, INC.
Description: on the 1/25/02 Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the 2/7/02 Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
AGRICULTURAL ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Description: on the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
Description: on ALJ Barnett's January 25, 2002 Draft Decision and Commr. Brown's February 7, 2002 Alternate Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
LAGUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: Draft Decision of Commissioner Brown Determining that Direct Access should be suspended as of September 20, 2001 and Implementing the Suspension.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS COALITION
Description: Comments on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: Comments on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Cmmr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown on the suspension of direct access

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Description: on Draft Decision dated January 25, 2002 of ALJ Barnett and Alternate Draft Decision dated February 7, 2002 of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown determining that direct access should be suspended as of September 20, 2001, and implementing the suspension

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Description: on the Alternate Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: on the Alternate Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: on the Alternate Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY L.L.C.
Description: Regarding the January 25, 2002 Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the February 7, 2002 Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown.

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS
WESTERN POWER TRADING FORUM
Description: regardig the January 25 Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the February 7 Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL USERS
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett retroactively suspending direct access to July 1, 2001

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: on the January 25, 2002 Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
IRVINE COMPANY
Description: on ALJ Barnett's January 25, 2002 Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Description: on ALJ Barnett's January 25, 2002 Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on ALJ Barnett's Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Description: on ALJ Barnett's Draft Decision

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett determining that direct access should be suspended as of July 1, 2001, and implementing the suspension

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 14, 2002
Filed By:
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 13, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA LARGE ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and the Alternate Draft Decision of Commr. Brown

Type: MOTION Filing Date: February 13, 2002
Filed By:
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to Intervene

Type: MOTION Filing Date: February 13, 2002
Filed By:
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOC. OF CALIFORNIA
Description: to Intervene

Type: MOTION Filing Date: February 13, 2002
Filed By:
IRVINE COMPANY
Description: to Intervene

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 11, 2002
Filed By:
ELECTRIC AMERICA
NEW WEST ENERGY
NEWENERGY
STRATEGIC ENERGY
Description: LATE FILED. On February 4, 2002, Aaron Thomas of NewEnergy met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Bilas, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Cmmr. Bilas and Julie Halligan, advisor to Cmmr. Bilas, participated in the meeting with Kevin Coughlan telephonically. Also present were Rebecca Schlanert of electricAmerica, Andrea Weller of Strategic Energy, Janie Mollon of New West Energy, and Dan Douglass, counsel for the above-named parties (Parties). The Parties recommended that the Commission should not suspend direct access retroactively, and that consideration should instead be given to exit fees. The Parties urged the Commission to held hearings with regard to this issue.

Type: MOTION Filing Date: February 11, 2002
Filed By:
LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE, INC.
Description: to Intervene

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 11, 2002
Filed By:
SIMPSON TIMBER COMPANY
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On February 6, 2002, Mark Pawlicki representing Simpson Timber Company (Simpson) met with Cmmr. Bilas. Also present were Kevin Coughlan and Julie Fitch, advisors to Cmmr. Bilas; Jackson Mueller of Simpson; and Jerry Bloom and Lisa Cottle of White & Case, LLP, Simpson's outside counsel. Simpson representatives urged the Commission not to vote to suspend direct access service retroactively, as the proposed decision would do. Simpson representatives explained that adopting a July 1, 2001 suspension date would abrogate Simpson's existing direct access contract and would have a serious adverse economic impact on Simpson's operations. Simpson's representatives also commented that the Commission should make every attempt not to impose exit fees on direct access customers.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 8, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CERRITOS
Description: LATE FILED. On February 4, 2002, Art Gallucci, City Manager of the City of Cerritos (City), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Cmmr. Wood in two separate meetings in San Francisco. In the meeting with Cmmr. Wood also participated Linda Serizawa and Steven Weissman, advisors to Cmmr. Wood. Also present was Scott Blaising, special counsel for the City. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Gallucci explained that the draft decision would eliminate the possibility of the City using direct access to deliver energy from the proposed Magnolia Power Project to the City's residents and businesses. Gallucci indicated that a decision disallowing pre-existing arrangements, such as Cerritos' community aggregation program, could potentially delay or suspend development of the Magnolia Power Project.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 8, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Description: On February 5, 2002, Rick Gittings, City Manager of the City of San Marcos (City), had a telephone conference with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Karl Schwarm, Administrative Analyst, and Susie Berlin, Counsel, for the City; and Glenn Prentice, Director of Utilities, George Hanson, Power Utilities Manager, and Lisa Urick, Counsel, representing the City of Corona, also participated in the conference. The City representatives stated that it is concerned that the draft decision fails to address how time and efforts invested in the community aggregation program will be handled, should retroactive suspension be adopted and community aggregation programs be shut down. The City representatives explained the distinction between its community aggregation program and direct access as an energy service provider. The City representatives stated that it is not opposed to the appropriate exit fees. The City representatives questioned whether any further action with regard to the implementation of direct access should not be tabled until such time as the Commission has fully explored what an appropriate exit fee should be.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 8, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On February 5, 2002, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President for Sempra Energy (Sempra), met with Cmmr. Bilas in San Francisco. Also present were Kevin Coughlan, advisor to Cmmr. Bilas, and Bill Reed, Senior Vice President, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Administrator, for Sempra. Katz explained that customers had made business decisions based on existing laws and regulations and that to change those conditions retroactively would have serious economic consequences. Katz explained further that if a contract between parties contained the right to assign or extend, that right must be preserved. Katz also asserted that if cost shifting is demonstrated and exit fees are implemented, those fees should be based on cost causation principles.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: February 8, 2002
Filed By:
CITY OF CORONA
Description: On February 5, 2002, Lisa Urick, Counsel to the City of Corona (Corona), participated in a conference call to David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Also participated Glenn Prentice, Director of Utilities, George Hanson, Power Utilities Manager, for Corona, and Rick Gittings, City Manager, Karl Schwarm, Administrative Analyst, and Susie Berlin, Counsel, for the City of San Marcos. Corona representatives explained that retroactive suspension would wipe out Corona's investments in the program. Corona representatives stated that appropriate exit fees can be adopted, as necessary, to address the draft decision's (DD) policy concern of cost shifting. Prentice emphasized that Corona is facing a grave risk of losing businesses located in the City due to high electricity rates. Hanson stated that Corona's overriding concern is to eliminate the retroactive suspension aspect of the DD. Hanson indicated that, ideally, Corona would like to continue adding facilities under its direct access program.

Type: ALTERNATE Filing Date: February 7, 2002
Filed By:
CMMR/BROWN/PUC
Description: Alternate Draft Decision mailed 2/7/2002 (Comments are due by 2/14/2002; opening comments shall not exceed 15 pages)

Type: PETITION Filing Date: February 6, 2002
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
Description: to intervene and become a party in this proceeding

Type: MOTION Filing Date: February 5, 2002
Filed By:
STRATEGIC ENERGY L.L.C.
Description: to Intervene

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 1, 2002
Filed By:
MOUNT VERNON MILLS, INC.
Description: Comments on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: PETITION Filing Date: February 1, 2002
Filed By:
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
Description: to Intervene and become a party in this proceeding

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 1, 2002
Filed By:
LAGUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Description: to Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett to retroactively suspend direct access as of July 1, 2001

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 1, 2002
Filed By:
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett suspending direct access

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 1, 2002
Filed By:
CARGILL, INCORPORATED
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: COMMENTS Filing Date: February 1, 2002
Filed By:
JACK IN THE BOX INC.
Description: on Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 31, 2002
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: On January 30, 2002, Matthew Freedman, attorney for The Utility Reform Network (TURN), met with David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Michel Florio, attorney for TURN. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Freedman and Florio argued that the Commission should support the proposed decision suspending all direct access transactions initiated after June 30m 2001. Freedman and Florio stated that allowing post-July 2001 customers to remain on direct access would result in massive cost shifting that would raise rates for customers remaining with the utility.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 31, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On January 29, 2002, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President of Sempra Energy, met with Steve Weissman, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, in San Francisco. Also present was Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Administrator for Sempra Energy. Written materials (attached to the notice) were delivered electronically following the meeting. Katz explained that customers had made business decision based on existing laws and regulations and to change those conditions retroactively would have serious economic consequences and would be extremely difficult to implement. Katz explained that if a contract between parties contained the right to assign, that right must be preserved. Blattner added that according to the Public Utilities Code, Commission-ordered changes in tariffs are to be effective only prospectively.

Type: EXPARTE Filing Date: January 29, 2002
Filed By:
SEMPRA ENERGY
Description: On January 25, 2002, Leslie Katz, Regional Vice President of Sempra Energy (Sempra), met with Cmmr. Brown in San Francisco. Also present were: David Gamson and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown; and Sharon Cohen, Attorney, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Administrator, for Sempra. Katz explained that retroactive suspension of direct access is a violation of the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution. Katz noted that customers had made business decisions based on existing laws and regulations and that to change those conditions retroactively would have serious economic consequences and would be extremely difficult to implement. Blattner added that according to the Public Utilities Code, Commission-ordered changes in tariffs are to be effective only prospectively.

Type: DRAFT DECISION Filing Date: January 25, 2002
Filed By:
ALJ/BARNETT/PUC
Description: [Opinion determining that direct access should be suspended as of July 1, 2001, and implementing the suspension] mailed 1/25/2002 (Comments are due by 2/1/2002; no reply comments will be accepted)

Type: COMMISSION RULEMAKING Filing Date: January 9, 2002
Filed By:
CPUC
Description: Order Instituting Rulemaking regarding the implementation of the suspension of direct access pursuant to Assembly Bill 1X and Decision 01-09-060

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